I loved this guy. Let me be clear in that there was a good amount of reading that you had to do and sometimes he could be a bit dry, but he went in depth with most topics that we delved in to. I liked him because you could tell he was passionate and knew everything about everything we talked about. One day he just busted out the Iliad in Ancient Greek. The discussion I had was pretty good as well. The only thing we had to do was talk during it and you got full points.
Exams are a bit tough. They are in class essays and short answers. Your hand will hurt afterwards and you definitely need to know the material.
At the end, in addition to the final there is an 8 page research paper that would be difficult to write if you are just trying to skate through.
In conclusion, if you like history, take this class. If not, take a different GE.

Selling the following books:
Bailkey and Lim, Readings in Ancient History - $90
Einhard and Notker the Stammerer - $5
Plato, Apology - $10
Sophocles, The Three Theban Plays - $5
Course Reader - $10
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Took this class to fulfill a GE and it was one of my easiest classes. Lectures are information packed and I found myself writing for the entire 50 minute class. Philips is a great lecturer and knows his stuff. I was interested in the history but it's hard to remember anything from lecture because he would cover so much. I tried to read the book along with the lecture but really it's not necessary. Low time commitment in terms of homework, it would just be reading something for an hour to prepare for discussion or reading a small book. The tests are almost a guaranteed A as long as you make flashcards and prepare for the essay questions.

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.

Gooood Luck!
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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Professor made scattered jokes which broke up the otherwise monotonous lectures (lots of information). If you enjoy ancient history you should like the class. You definitely need to study for the midterms and final, but study guides are provided. The term paper is only 6-8 pages and easy to crank out over the course of a week or so.

Selling course reader for history 1A with Professor Philips. Brand new
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SELLING COURSE READER!
History 1A Course Reader: $15 (basically new)

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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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lectures are honestly incredibly boring and you can find his midterm and final online. Take the class do not go to lecture and just look online for tests. BAM easy A

Very engaging and often funny. I thought the course was very fun and interesting, but then I had a good TA, too.

No final or midterms, but the three main tests are very fair and relatively easy to pass with a good grade.