Overall the class was easy as long you go the class and skim the weekly readings. Professor Aslanian is an amazing professor that deserves more recognition! As a history major I was in awe to find someone who is so knowledgeable and has a lot of passion behind the subject. The professor really tries to engage with the class and something I wouldn't expect from a lower div / GE class. The syllabus has: 30% book review, 40% finals writing (take home), and 30% discussion engagement + responses. If you're good at writing essays this class is a breeze!

WARNING: does not record lectures, does not post slides, and takes attendance by roll call. It is basic world history topics with a main focus on the middle east. The class is broken up into a 4 page book review (HAVE to read a book) and write about it, 5 reaction papers that were originally graded on quality but then got switched to completion, and the final which consisted of 2 3-page essays. The professor is super nice but has old-ish rules/tendencies with how he runs the class. Nice because there are no tests and not that many essays but you have to go to class and your engagement likely impacts your grade. Expect 100+ pages of reading a week from books and articles.