There's also a massive influence of Greek thinking that is pervasive in western education from the lineage of Thales, Plato, Aristotle, etc. These people basica

There's also a massive influence of Greek thinking that is pervasive in western education from the lineage of Thales, Plato, Aristotle, etc. These people basically founded the tradition of non-trade non-hereditary learning in the west. Naturally, they spoke Greek and so it comes through in things like geometry and philosophy quite strongly.