AN N EA M50A
First Civilizations
Description: (Same as Middle Eastern Studies M50A.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Survey of great civilizations of ancient Near East--Egypt, Israel, and Mesopotamia--with attention to emergence of writing, monotheism, and urban societies. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2023 - this class is pure memorization. I didnt do a single reading, just basically memorized everything (and trust me there is a lot) from lecture and got an A+ on all three exams. This class covers a lot of content, especially relating to the names of people, places, and things. So if you are more of a conceptual learner this isn't the course for you. Honestly in my opinion it's on the harder end of the GE's I have taken. That being said, burke was a good lecturer in terms of speaking and his passion for his field, however I think the power points could have been arranged better. He goes through the content very quickly and sometimes forgets to post the slides before class, which makes note taking difficult. Getting an A is defiantly doable, but you do have to put in the work.
Fall 2023 - this class is pure memorization. I didnt do a single reading, just basically memorized everything (and trust me there is a lot) from lecture and got an A+ on all three exams. This class covers a lot of content, especially relating to the names of people, places, and things. So if you are more of a conceptual learner this isn't the course for you. Honestly in my opinion it's on the harder end of the GE's I have taken. That being said, burke was a good lecturer in terms of speaking and his passion for his field, however I think the power points could have been arranged better. He goes through the content very quickly and sometimes forgets to post the slides before class, which makes note taking difficult. Getting an A is defiantly doable, but you do have to put in the work.
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Fall 2020 - I took this class as a GE. The professor was very nice and the work consisted of one weekly assignment, a final project, and a final exam (open note). All of the work, including the final project and exam was easy. My biggest grievance with this class was just my inability to stay focused. The material varied greatly from being very interesting, to pretty boring. Overall though, this was a good GE and I would recommend it. Also, the professor cracked jokes and tried to relate the material to modern events/pop culture, which was super helpful and nice.
Fall 2020 - I took this class as a GE. The professor was very nice and the work consisted of one weekly assignment, a final project, and a final exam (open note). All of the work, including the final project and exam was easy. My biggest grievance with this class was just my inability to stay focused. The material varied greatly from being very interesting, to pretty boring. Overall though, this was a good GE and I would recommend it. Also, the professor cracked jokes and tried to relate the material to modern events/pop culture, which was super helpful and nice.
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