2025-2026 School Year
World History SPT
Course Description
This course provides students with an overview of world history from creation to the present through narratives, primary source documents, interactive projects, and class discussion. Starting with a firm foundation in Bible-based origins, the coverage of the ancient world includes Mesopotamia, Egypt, Israel, Persia, Greece, Rome, China, and more. The Middle Ages focuses on the rise of Christianity and Islam as well as traditional medieval social, political, and economic structures. Renaissance, Reformation, and the Age of Exploration lead into the Scientific Revolution, political revolutions, and even social revolutions. World Wars and the ensuing Cold War have led to modern times. The histories of Asia, Latin America, and Africa follow.
This course requires 3-5 hours a week of at-home work. Time at home is spent reading the lessons, completing homework assignments, taking quizzes or tests, and preparing for presentations. Class time is spent note-taking, presenting, analyzing issues in history, and engaging in discussion.
To be successful in this class:
Students must be able to organize material and complete assignments on time. Students will be expected to follow the assignment calendar in JupiterEd, maintain a rigorous reading schedule, study material at home, come to class prepared, take an active part in classroom discussions, and interact with history through creative projects.
Grades: 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Fees: $425
Course Credit: 1 CP Social Studies Credit. Course can also be taken for honors credit. View Honors World History Course Description for details on honors requirements.
Required Materials
Textbook:
- Exploring World History by Ray Notgrass Part I and Part 2 (2014 version) and In Their Words (a collection of original source documents)
Other Materials:
- 3-ring binder
- Access to a printer with paper and ink

Meet Greg Wise
Education: BA-History, Augusta State University, MS- Curriculum and instruction, Western Governors University
Teaching experience: First Academy Leesburg, 2019-Present AP Human Geography, AP US History, Honors World History, Honors Government and Senior Bible. Montverde Academy, 2014-2019 upper school AP US History and AP Human Geography.• Lake Mary Preparatory School, 2009-2014 AP US History, AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP European History, Economics, and AP Government. • Westminster Schools of Augusta, 2000-2009 middle school World Geography, US History, Ancient History, upper school Government, Economics, World History, Modern European History, AP European History, U.S. and AP US History. • Long Cane Academy, 1994-1998 upper school Government, Economics, Psychology, English Literature, Humanities, World History, and U.S. History.
Certifications: ACSI
UHC Courses Taught: Upper School U.S. History, Middle School Digital Learning
Began teaching at UHC in 2024