Studying history can open your eyes to concepts you could never imagined. For example: in the Philippines, corn, root vegetables, and fish were primarily the foods consumed prior to the arrival of the Spanish.

Also interesting, the civilizations in Mesoamerica consumed similar food stuffs — corn, root crops, and fish.

Both Pre-Spanish civilizations are believed to have crossed land from Asia bridges after the last ice age to reach what we call the Philippines and the Americas.

It’s possible to draw a line and imagine some connection. But it’s more exciting to ask the question: what else might we learn if we dug into our past? And what lessons might we learn?