Super chill and funny. Hw is kinda annoying but doable and he makes the class interesting. Midterm and final were extremely easy you don't need to study. Extra credit is given sometimes for attending lecture

Overall, Professor Thompson is a good professor. Although the lectures were boring and dense at times, he did try really hard to make them engaging with games, guest lectures, and videos. The midterm and final were both easy, but the paper on Perpetua's Journey was confusing (though not difficult). There's a 4% bonus to your overall grade though!

Somewhat boring lectures punctuated by occasional solid bits of humor. Somehow seems to be simultaneously fascinated and bored with the material. Fell asleep quite often, but history classes often do that.

he is a funny guy but his lectures are a bit boring (maybe cuz I'm personally not interested in history) and there is a lot of reading and writing, but his instructions and grading criteria are very clear and he is very organized.

Not a bad professor, just was not my style. Caring guy but boring lectures. Not a difficult class. Textbook required and extremely annoying inquisitive worth 10% of your grade due every week (my personal downfall). Midterm short IDs, long paper and final online due to covid19. 4% Extra credit offered from four in-lecture questions showing you went.

Thompson is the best professor I've had at UCSB so far. He gives very clear lectures and does not expect an unreasonable amount of reading outside of class. His online homework is not that bad, and it is a good study tool.