"The study of the formation and dissolution of fiefdoms, kingdoms, empires, and nation-states and the rulers who governed them has driven much of our knowledge of how human societies were organized in the past." (Pojmann, p. 20, 2016)
Possible Areas of Interest:
- Politics
- Economic
- Technology
- Culture
- Military
Types of Resources You Might Use:
- Academic books focused on a particular empire, country, time period, etc.
- Scholarly articles
- Foreign policy and laws
- Government documents
- Political biographies
- Personal papers, interviews, speeches, etc.
- First-hand experiences from various classes
- Economic statistics