This class was a pretty easy GE. I did take AP Art History, and I did think the content of this class was pretty interesting, but I will definitely admit there was a lot of details put in the slides/lecture and she doesn't post them. You don't actually need to know ALL of the details, but you will need to know general big ideas and the only place you can get that is the lecture OR doing the readings (I'd recommend going to class just because the readings are long and dense). Exams were pretty fair and she tells you the format before hand. There's some map identifications, matching of quotes from reading (you don't need to have done the reading to match the quotes - the quote will just describe the main idea of the reading), and then free response questions where you respond in a paragraph. Discussion section participation was a part of the grade, and my TA was pretty nice, but I wouldn't say they were super helpful to understanding what would be on the exam.

TLDR: you just need to go to class and understand main ideas to do well in this class