With Professor Phillips, History 1A is probably one of the most straight-forward classes you will ever take. All the lectures for the entire quarter were posted at the beginning of the class, so it's very easy to get ahead in this class. I will say that there are a lot of required readings for this course, so it may be difficult to keep track of/afford all of the readings. The most important material was covered in the lectures, so I was able to be successful in the class without reading the textbook (Freeman, Egypt, Greece, and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean, 3rd edition (ISBN: **********924) [EGR]) but the most important reading was N. M. Bailkey and R. Lim, Readings in Ancient History, 7th edition (ISBN: **********587) [B-L] and the course pack. To be honest you do not really need the other readings to be successful, but you do need to understand the content and the significance of them. There were 3 major exams, which were easy to prepare for since he provided a study guide. However, the study guide covers a lot of content (40+ terms to identify and 5 prompts, but only 8 of the terms and 2 prompts were on the exam), but as long as you thoroughly complete the study guide, you will do well on the exams.

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In general, History 1A with professor Philips was interesting and worth taking if you are interested in history/ancient civilization or looking for a relatively easy GE course. This course covers civilizations including Mesopotamia, Assyria, Egypt, Greek, and Rome, etc. Gradings: total of three exams: 60 %, discussion session participation: 20 %. One history essay: 20 %. Like being said in other reviews, the exams should be nothing unexpected, both the identifications and essays prompts were given a week prior to the exam date, and you just need to immerse yourself with all the materials before each hour exam. Professor Philips is, however, obsessed with dates which means you indeed need a good short-term memory to memorize dates for EVERY person or event. Besides that, the exams were not difficult and I personally scored above 90 percent on everyone of them without stressing too much about them. You do need to speak up once in a while during your discussion session with your TA, and the key is to persuade your TA that you’ve read your materials and know what u are talking about. The prompts of term paper were somehow ambiguous and confusing for me, and It made me get a B+ as the final grade. One advice for the term paper is to talk about it with your TA during their office hours, so hopefully you will gain a better understanding of all of the prompts. Overall this course is mind-opening and I highly recommend it as a Doable GE course.

All of the materials were required for this course, were mostly brand new with little to no writing on them.

Selling:
Readings in Ancient History: $85
Egypt, Greece, and Rome: $40
The Epic of Gilgamesh: $6
Two Lives of Charlemagne: $9
The Last Days of Socrates( brand new): $10
The Theban Plays( brand new): $10
Course pack: $8

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Selling course reader for history 1A with Professor Philips. Brand new
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History 1A

Selling: Readings in Ancient History 7th edition. Nels M. Bailkey, Richard Lim.

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History 1A

Selling:

1. Readings in Ancient History 7th edition. Nels M. Bailkey, Richard Lim.

2. The Western Experience 10th edition. Chambers Hanawalt Rabb Woloch Tiersten.

3. History 1A course reader

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I actually really liked this class. The workload is kinda heavy because you have to do a lot of readings in order to prepare for your discussion section, but if you dedicate about 2 hours to the readings each week, you'll be fine.
This professor does NOT post his slides so you have to go to every single lecture and sped write if you want all the information. He does not repeat anything and he does not slow down.
The tests are easy if you're good at memorizing. You need to know a LOT of exact dates, but he gives you a study guide with everything on the test a week or two before the exam. If you dedicate two full days to the information, you'll be fine.
There are two midterms, a 8-10 page essay, and a final. The midterms and finals are all in the same style but the essay is a pain. I love writing, but the prompt was kind of messy and not really fun. You'll need to dedicate about 2 full days to this essay depending on your writing skills I guess.

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SELLING:
$10 - David Phillips: Introduction to Western Civilizations: Ancient Civilizations to CA. A.D. 843 - Fall 2017 Edition
$8 - PLATO: The Last Days of Socrates by Penguin Classics
$8 - SOPHOCLES: The Theban Plays by Penguin Classics
$8 - The Epic Of Gilgamesh by Penguin Classics (translated by N. K. Sandars)
$3 - EINHARD AND NOTKER THE STAMMERER: Two Lives of Charlemagne by Penguin Classics
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SELLING COURSE READER!
History 1A Course Reader: $15 (basically new)

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loose leaf western experience $45

course reader $10

misc. books $5 each

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I really enjoyed this class! I’m definitely coming from a place of bias because I love ancient history, but the content and the structure of this class really worked for me. I never actually met Prof. Philips because I took this class asynchronously, but you can tell this guy knows what he’s talking about. He does a great job explaining the material and making connections that you might not notice.

You’ll be asked to buy a main textbook, two course packs, and a few supplemental books. Don’t get the textbook. You don’t need it, since everything mentioned in the reading is covered in the lectures. By not doing the textbook readings you’ll save yourself from a lot of unnecessary work. I would recommend getting both coursepacks, but for the supplemental books you could definitely get away with pdfs or ebooks.

If you’re willing to put in time to prep for tests and to read, you’ll do great in this class! It’s a fun GE and the material is pretty interesting.

Selling Course Materials!

History 1A Course Reader Material - $5

The Western Experience (10th Edition)- $25

The Last Days of Socrates- $5

Sophocles-The Theban Plays-$5

Two Lives of Charlemagne-$5

The Epic of Gilgamesh-$5

Readings in Ancient History -$45

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