He is a nice guy. He is a jokester as well... I struggled in this class because I am not a ancient civilization buff. Go to every lecture to do well on the midterm and final. There are 2 papers about primary sources... you have to read them! Basically pay attention at every lecture.. its tough but do it... I am pretty sure I am getting a C and I didnt go to class all the time and suffered. But Im sure if you go to his office hours he's entertaining.

Professor Geary gets right to it right when lecture starts, and he really knows his stuff! He makes things a lot more interesting than they could be. His lectures are very organized, too. He posts outlines of them online, but you should need to go to lecture to fill everything in. The class might seem easy, but because everything is essay format, you need to study, study, study... probably your notes more than anything else.

Michael Benson is a cool TA; just don't think that you can get by making random stuff up. (TA's grade everything in this class.) His TA sessions are pretty unorganized, but if you participate and ask questions, he's definitely knowledgeable about approaching things thematically, which is basically how the whole course works, anyway.