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The rise of a world religion and the emergence of a new multi-ethnic society under its aegis; the evolution of social and political institutions within the Universal caliphate; the creation of a specifically Islamic culture and intellectual life.

Prerequisites: History 46 or MES 45 or upper-division standing.

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
Adam Sabra
3.3
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HIST 145A Sabra A A Spring 2025 Total: 37
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145A . 5 Months Ago

Prof Sabra is a fine professor, and its almost impossible to fail if you go to class. He is not the most engaging, very monotone and reads from slides that summarize the readings but attendance is mandatory. 2 papers, attendance and online final make for an easy A. The content is interesting but I wish that he seemed more enthusiastic in lecture.

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145A . 8 Months Ago

I really enjoyed his class. He is a super nice guy, Super knowledgeable this class consisted of three essays Worth 25% of your grade each and the remaining 25% as participation. The essays were super easy and he gives 3-day extensions on them just in case, without penalty. this class is Super Easy A just show up

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145A . 3 Years Ago

I took Hist 145C with Prof. Sabra and it was clear he had an in-depth understanding of the topic. He's a very nice guy and accommodating. As a history major, I enjoyed the class and had a pretty easy time on the essays. The lectures were fast and full of exposition but that teaching style was perfect for me. I would recommend!

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145A . 5 Years Ago

Monotone. Extremely dry lectures. Found myself in deep thought waiting for him to finish his sentence. Two essays, one final, and participation. Attendance matters. Bleh.

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HIST46 . 9 Months Ago

Not a hard class, since it's graded by 25% for each of section attendance, midterm 1, 2, and the final. All of these are essays so there's no stress when it comes to taking a test, and you don't need to know anywhere close to 100% of the material he goes over in the lectures. Often boring and overly information heavy, but he's nice and knowledgable

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HIST46 . 11 Months Ago

This class is just really boring, frankly. He reads off powerpoint slides and some lectures feel like Wikipedia summaries. He's a surprisingly tough grader too, I had my grade dragged down by an endless number of meaningless nitpicks on essays. But even past that, I just don't feel I learned much with him.

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