Social Classes System of The Vikings Essay

Roesdahl's (1998) work, 'The Vikings,' reveals the Vikings' social class system as one that has been structured into three levels. These levels include the nobles/warlords (jarl), the farmers/freemen (Karl), and the slaves (thrall). For many years of the Viking's age, people fell in one of these three categories. The pursuit of understanding the operation and way of life of the three classes draws millions of people to Norway to visit the Viking Ship Museum. Notwithstanding the many works on Viking's social class structure, Roesdahl's (1998) account provides one of the most detailed Viking identity and lifestyle accounts. The Viking's social structure remains one of the unique traits of people who lived at this age (Roesdahl 37). 

La Venta Great Pyramid Essay

The people of Olmec, who occupied the Mexican Gulf's tropical lowlands, are ranked as one of Mexico's greatest civilizations. It is believed that Olmec people could have been the first people to discover that rubber latex could be converted into a state that can be curved, shaped, and hardened. Being among the first Mesoamerican wealthy societies, their culture influenced many civilizations, such as Maya, who came later. The most famous works of Olmec are the stone heads they engraved from a volcanic rock called basalt. 

La Venta Great pyramid is situated in the Gulf of Mexico, right amid the coastal wetlands. Notably, the site had monumental importance between 1000 to 500 B.C as it was the source of most archaeological findings attached to Mesoamerica culture.