\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. 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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.13551 cm} x{1.84149 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{POLITICAL ORGANIZATION}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} universal system of norms, values, and roles for maintaining social order. & {\bf{THREE TYPES OF LAWS}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{ASPECTS IN MAINTAINING ORDER}} & {\bf{CONSTITUTIONAL LAWS}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Creating formal norms & from the constitution \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Applying sanctions & {\bf{STATUTORY LAWS}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Settling disputes among individuals & legislative bodies \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Settling disputes between nations & {\bf{COMMON LAWS}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} & Unwritten laws \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{BANDS}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Small, nomadic groups connected by family ties} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{politically independent} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{SOCIAL STRUCTURE}}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{associations of families allied by kinship, marriage, descent, friendship, and common interest} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Horizontal status and power} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Informal leaders emerge based on skills, knowledge, and community consensus} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Temporary political power with no significant authority} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Decisions made by community consensus} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{POLITICAL GOALS}}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{ensure harmony and resolve conflicts within the band} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Quarrels often arise over food, relationships, or space} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{No. of people increases, potential for conflicts also rises} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Conflicts may lead to the formation of new bands} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{POLITICAL SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS}}} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{No central leadership position with authority} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 1) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Difficulty in creating binding treaties with Native American societies due to the diffused political system} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 3) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{SURVIVAL OF BRAND-LEVEL SOCIETIES}}} \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 1) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{No traditional band-level societies exist today} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 1) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Lasted until the late 19th century} \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{TRIBES}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{More complex than bands} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{increased population size and a shift in subsistence patterns} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Kinship is based on more than family} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{INTEGRATIVE MECHANISMS}}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Pantribal associations or sodalities}} - new integrative mechanisms} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{bringing together individuals from different families} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Serve to create order and unity within the tribe} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{LEADERSHIP AND POLITICAL POWER}}} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Village headmen exist} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Political power comes from senior positions within kin groups and the ability to persuade or criticize} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{leaders known as "{\bf{{\emph{big men}}}}" accumulate wealth to enhance status and influence, engaging in ritualized economic redistribution.} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{*EGALITARIANISM AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY}}} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{essentially {\bf{{\emph{egalitarian}}}}, with no family or residential group being politically or economically superior.} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 3) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Families, including headmen's families, are self-sufficient in basic necessities} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{IMPACT OF CONTACT WITH LARGER SOCIETIES}}} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Tribal societies face consequences when in contact with larger-scale societies} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{No tribes have maintained their traditional political systems unaltered by outside influences} \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{CHIEFDOMS}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{mostly classless societies} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Distinguished by a permanent, full-time leader known as a chief with real authority} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE}}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Chiefs} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{BASIS OF STATUS}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Seniority in kin groups is the primary basis} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Chiefs are at the top of the kinship hierarchy, and others are ranked based on genealogical distance from the chief} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{ECONOMIC REDISTRIBUTION AND STANDARD OF LIVING}}} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Chiefs and their families often have a higher standard of living} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{perform society-wide economic redistribution (similar to tax) by siphoning off surplus agricultural products and redistributing them, holding back some for the chief's lifestyle} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 4) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{contributes to economic advantages, social stability, and security in diverse environmental zones} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{POPULATION SIZE AND DISPUTES}}} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Larger population leads to less commonality among people} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 2) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Chief serves as an arbitrator and judge in disputes that cannot be settled informally based on kinship and friendship} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 3) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{ADVANTAGES IN WARFARE}}} \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Chiefdoms are more effective in warfare compared to bands and tribes} \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Larger populations allow assembly of larger military forces} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 2) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{CHIEFDOMS (cont)}} \tn % Row 17 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Centralized direction by the chief enables more decisive action} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{ESSENTIAL ROLE OF CHIEFS}}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Once established, the position of the chief becomes essential to the functioning of society} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 20 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Chiefdoms cannot revert to tribal levels unless their population significantly decreases} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{STATES}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{State-level political systems originated from chiefdoms in societies with large-scale intensive agriculture} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Evolved into centralized, authoritarian kingdoms with distinct classes based on wealth, power, and prestige} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{DEVELOPMENT OF STATES}}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Around 5,500 years ago, early kingdoms in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia developed state-level political integration} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{emerged in the Indian subcontinent and China shortly thereafter} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{By 4,500 years ago, Mesoamerica and the central Andean mountain region of western South America also saw the development of states} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{POLITICAL STRUCTURE}}} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Pyramid of authority with a hereditary elite class at the top, led by a king and royal family} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Commoners, primarily food-producing farmers, constituted the majority at the bottom} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{WARFARE AND CONQUEST}}} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Competition among independent kingdoms} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Victorious kingdoms annexed weaker ones} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{URBAN CENTERS}}} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Cities housed major temples of state religions} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{HIERARCHY AND ROLES}}} \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{SLAVERY}}} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}