The Columbian Exchange definitely had it's perks, and it's tragedies. Europe and North America were the posts of this trade, and the world Columbian, referring to Columbus, when he discovered the continent of North America. Columbus was in search of India, but instead, fell upon this continent, that we now call North America. Back to the Columbian trade, there were some positive connotations about this particular trade. The trade had introduced a boat load of new animals. Each of these animals were never really understood, and so they seemed new to these people. Although some of them, such as the llama was introduced years and years before.
   The negative connotation was disease. Many new di

This previous Tuesday, we were admitted to go to the Fresno Chaffee Zoo, on our annual Zoo Day. Many stations and activities were put up to signify where we were supposed to go next. Out of the many stations, and activities that were completed, I really enjoyed going over to the stingrays. Ever since I was a child, being a marine biologists was a dream of mine. I always enjoyed going over to see, and touch the see animals. They were always so peaceful. Although they are care free, it doesn't mean that they are happy. Some studies show that the dolphin stresses the most, of almost all of the animals. Millions are being captivated, and held against their will, which should not be permitted in my case.

The two most important civilizations in our history, were the Aztec, and the Inca's. Both civilizations contributed much to our modern day society. For example, both had harvested great crops, that are still eaten today. The temples,and buildings created by them still stand tall, and they will forever be remembered. The two civilizations vanished when the Spanish arrived. Hernan Cortes led his men to go into the Aztec empire. He was in search for gold, and such. He was welcomed in the empire by Moctezuma II, because the Aztec's believed that he was a god that was there to help them. However, their fate was twisted as Cortes attacked them. The Spaniards had more advanced weaponry to use against the Aztec's and the Aztec's simply had a spear and a shield. The time of the Aztec's came to an end.
    The Inca empire was another group of people located in the depths of Mesoamerica or modern day Mexico. The Inca's had also grown and lived well. They grew crops, and traded with others, so it was normal for them. As the Aztec's, they were attacked by the Spanish, and killed. Some of them went into slavery. 

Out of the many memorable, and enjoyable moments this year, it was quiet difficult to pick a favorite. In Core, I actually enjoyed ALL of the assignments, and projects we created, but now it's time to decide. I chose the Renaissance Hall of Fame poster, as my favorite project. We constructed a poster, from any one in the Renaissance, and were a bit political, in my opinion. We demanded of others to vote for our person. Many individuals decided to do Leonardo da Vinci, or Marco Polo, but I wanted to come from a different approach, and decided to do Christian de Pizzan. She was one of the few women who were remembered till this day.
    This project wasn't the favorite to many students, as they didn't exactly know who to do the poster on. In the second half of our grade, we were submitted to go in front of the class, and orally present it. Everyone, I'm sure, was as nervous as I was, but somehow, you have to overcome that fear, and emotion. Others did their presentations in about 2-3 minutes, while it seemed like I took over 7 minutes presenting mine. All the information on my board, wasn't presented all the way, but i still managed to get the important bits on information in. 

The Maya civilization, was a group of people who have lived in the area of Mesoamerica, or modern day Mexico. They built great temples and structures that are still viewable to this day. Some archeologists have found great art pieces that were constructed from the Maya. They were very prosperous, until something very peculiar happened. They suddenly disappeared from our records. May theories have been contributed to their absence, but he still aren't completely sure why. Some argue that they dispersed due to the fact that they were so many of them, and their food supply, or agriculture area soon ran out. Others may believe that they had all died off, due to many battles, and wars. My theory is a bit unlike theirs, and I have a bit of evidence.
    In my head, I have several beliefs on what ACTUALLY happened to the Maya, and why they all disappeared. In actuality, I believe that they ran out of the agriculture area, and food. They might have used that area for a while, and finally, when the land could give them no more, they simply moved on elsewhere. They most likely found a place with greater fertile lands, and more food that is provided for them.