History Head Comment

I commented on Harsha's project located here http://harshachittoorworld.blogspot.com/2013/09/history-head-project.html#comment-form .

Hello Harsha!

Your artistic talent caught my eye, and I felt the need to comment on your project.

I like how you drew all of the pictures. I particularly like the external image for theme two. You can see the smugness of the ruler by the way he is slouching. In contrast to the ruler are the two laborers working to satisfy the desires of the wealthy. The drawing really conveys the idea that rulers held the power to get things they wanted. I was also pleased with the fact that you took the external image from theme two and split it into two to make an internal and external images. The inequality shows with how the laborers had to work for those who ranked higher than them, and they had to remain submissive to the rulers.
This poster could benefit from some colors. If maybe you just outlined some of the people or landscape with colored pencils or printed out some pictures, the poster would look even better. Organization is another thing that could use some work. The key could be condensed, and the pictures could be spread out across the construction paper. I think the poster would look much better if the pictures were much larger and scattered across the construction paper.
One similarity that really had me intrigued was the fact that laborers had no other option other than to serve the elites. The Caste system had people in the shudras Varna that had similar roles; shudras were composed of washers, sweepers, shoemakers, and more whose purpose was to serve others. The laborers of Latin America’s purpose were to serve the elites.
A difference that caught my eye was that the people of Latin America conquered in order to gain knowledge. India had many chiefdoms while the Aryans were there, and they often fell into conflict. The Aryans were able to develop kingdoms with a more complex political system through conquest. 

Why did you choose to show laborers building giant heads for rulers in theme two instead of talking about the temples that the Latin Americans built?
Why do you think that the Olmec were unable to maintain their control, but India was able to?