Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 1871 , the institute was renamed the Royal Saxon Polytechnic , and other subjects , such as history and languages , were introduced .
Simplified: In 1871 , the year the German Empire was founded , the institute was renamed the Royal Saxon Polytechnic ( KÃ niglich-S Ã chsisches Polytechnikum ) . At that time , subjects not connected with technology , such as history and languages , were introduced .