A Civilization advance.
In the Middle Ages, some royal governments and ecclesiastical organizations founded exclusive schools dedicated to training young men in specific professions. At that time, every university specialized in a single topic, like law, theology, music, or medicine. A modern university consists of several faculties, or colleges, each of which has a specific curriculum. Then as now, the university was a center for basic research.
Prerequisites: Mathematics and Philosophy.
Allows for: Theory of Gravity, Chemistry, and Metallurgy.

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