In this study guide, each lecture is briefly summarized. You'll also find a bulleted list of subjects that you need to learn for the exams.
There's also a link for each book and information about what you need to study on those as well.
History requires a number of skills. You have to interpret data, make judgements, think creatively. And the end of the day, though, you have to know a lot of data. If you're going to interpret something as complicated as the past, you need to have a lot of information in your head.
Memorization is thus a critical part of history. This link will take you to come memorization techniques and a quiz or two.
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Notes should be more than raw data and facts. You're going to need context for the information and reasons why dates, names, events are significant. In short, it's not enough to get a lot of data from the lecture. You also have to make judgements about which pieces of information are important, which are not, and why the information you selected should be remembered.
Every lecture tells a story, and this should be reflected in the information you take down. Your notes should be active, not passive. They are your take on the lecture, your interpretation of the story you heard.
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