We all have heard about the Columbian Exchange. In fact, it helped us become who were are today. Even though we don't "trade" anymore, we still are living the "Columbian Exchange Life"! Topic? What are some positive and negative effects on the Columbian Exchange. Well, I sure know some positive ones!!! People all throughout the world could get and receive goods they couldn't grow or produce. For instance, if you lived in Greenland (where its freezing!) you could trade with other places in the world that had animal skins for warmth or, good sturdy wood for houses and fires. Without the exchange, many people could've died, and we might not be here today! Wow, that's C-R-A-Z-Y! A negative effect was disease. Like the Black Death, animals could be transferred to other lands and start diseases which would most likely... kill people. With the Black Death thousands of millions of people died and with more/different animals getting on the ships to trade, lots of lives could be lost with the Columbian Exchange. 
     The Columbian Exchange was a big deal for historians. They started to understand how things happened and got over to America and other places in the world. Without the Columbian Exchange...life would be pretty tricky for us today. I am very grateful for the Columbian Exchange; and even though we don't realize it...it has a HUGE impact on our life. 

 
     Sorry I didn't blog Monday or Tuesday, I was in Disneyland. Now I'm back! Sadly I missed the Zoo Trip which is supposed to be our topic today but as you can see, from looking at the topic, I couldn't even finish without dreading the fact that I was home. I'll talk about Disneyland later, and my 3 day weekend plans but for now, I'll talk about my trips to the zoo. The Fresno Chaffee zoo is really cool and big. It's filled with animals you know as bird and they know an owl, flamingo, and others. The zoo is very fun, just expensive. There is always something to watch, hear, or do at the zoo. The zoo's bird show is quite unique and shows how many different kind of winged animal there are. The Stingray Petting site is just as fun because there is no time limit or amount of tries to touch one. You can also feed a giraffe and see its one-of-a-kind long tongue sneak out to say hello. The Fresno zoo is always trying to look for more ways to improve and want advice. In fact, here is the website our school made for the zoo, check out the Suckermouth Catfish under Fish. That page my group made and I put published. Here, www.http://computechzoo2013.weebly.com/    Check it out!!!
 
     The Maya, Aztec, and Inca all were flourishing civilizations located in Mesoamerica. The all were around at different times, but each made their remarkable achievements.  Sadly, each civilization came to an end. But how? Why did they all fall? What was similar about their fall. I believe they all fell because of climate change. Tectonic plates are moving, constantly. So, over the thousands of year what may have been a valley for the Incas, may have been a barren wasteland for the Maya. Maybe these civilizations thought past story tellers were lying about where they once lived because maybe it was something completely different to the people reading and searching for the place past people had spoke about. After all, these civilizations went on for decades...then they fell. 
     I know that I can't really relate to this because I have only been alive for about 13 years so I can't say if I've noticed a difference in the weather because the Pacific Plate (the plate I live on) hasn't even moved a foot yet. I'd probably be no help when it comes to things like that. 
 
     Computech is such a great school. It has everything a school should ever have and offer. I have really enjoyed my experience here and can't wait to come again next year and make some more memories. 


     One of my favorite times here at Computech was meeting new people. The first day of school was pretty traumatizing for me. I hardly knew anyone and was probably going to get trampled in the hallways. But, I didn't I survived. Another time was learning a new language...spanish (which you can check out on my spanish page under classes) it made me realize how everyone on earth is somehow connected and different. Before, I just knew people spoke spanish. Now, I know that people in Mexico communicate like that, that's how they talk, it's also sort of how they live too. I am so grateful to have come to Computech because I don't know where I'd be if I never became a Computech Tiger. Once a Computech Tiger, Always a Computech Tiger. 
 
    The Maya. One of the greatest civilizations ever known on this earth; the foundation of what us humans have become today. The came... but how did they leave? We all know they were once populating Mesoamerica... but where did they go? 
     
     Many people have different thoughts and feelings for his topic but here's what I believe... the Spanish. After flourishing for many years and centuries... the Maya soon met their soon-to-be rulers... the Spanish. The Spanish came from Spain looking for new land, and sure did they find some. We don't have a lot of information on this, sadly. I believe the Maya were scared although they tended to be more than half better in astronomy, math, and also other "practices." The Spanish must've been traumatizing to the Maya... big men in fine clothes, with very big and different weapons. Maybe they believed the Spanish were the gods and followed them around. Maybe they wouldn't leave their land and were killed by the Spanish... we don't really know. Although, if scientists keep on looking, discovering, and reading... we may just get some more information on why the Maya disappeared... and where they went.