Civilization 5 Tech Charts

[Martin Gühmann]

Civilization 5 Techs Sorted by Era

• Ancient Era
• Classical Era
• Medieval Era
• Renaissance Era
• Industrial Era
• Modern Era
• Future Era
  

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Ancient Era

NAME	COST	PREQ. TECHS	LEADS TO TECH	UNITS UNLOCKED	BUILDINGS UNLOCKED	RESOURCES REVEALED	ABILITIES UNLOCKED
Argiculture	20	N/A	Pottery, Animal Husbandry, Archery, Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	Farms
Animal Husbandry	35	Agriculture	Trapping, The Wheel	N/A	N/A	Horses	Pastures
Archery	35	Agriculture	Mathematics	Archer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bronze Working	55	Mining	Iron Working	Spearman, Hoplite, Immortal	Krepost, Barracks, The Colossus	N/A	Remove Jungle
Calender	70	Pottery	Theology	N/A	Stonehenge	N/A	Plantation
Masonry	55	Construction	N/A	Walls	The Pyramids	N/A	Quarry, Clear a Marsh
Mining	35	Argiculture	Masonry, Bronze Working	N/A	N/A	N/A	Mine, Chop Down Forest
Pottery	35	Agriculture	Sailing, Calendar, Writing	N/A	Granary	N/A	N/A
Sailing	55	Pottery	Optics	Work Boat, Trireme	The Great Lighthouse	N/A	Fishing Boats
The Wheel	55	Animal Husbandry	Horseback Riding, Mathematics	Chariot Archer, War chariot, War Elephant	Floating Gardens, Water Mill	N/A	Build a Road
Trapping	55	Animal Husbandry	Civil Service	N/A	N/A	N/A	Trading Post, Camp
Writing	55	Pottery	Philosophy	N/A	Paper Maker, Library, National College, The Great Library	N/A	Open Borders

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Classical Era

>NAME	COST	PREQ. TECHS	LEADS TO TECH	UNITS UNLOCKED	BUILDINGS UNLOCKED	RESOURCES REVEALED	ABILITIES UNLOCKED
Construction	100	Masonry	Engineering	N/A	Colosseum, The Great Wall	N/A	Bridges over Rivers
Horseback Rising	100	The Wheel	Chivalry	Horseman, Companion Cavalry	Stable, Circus	N/A	N/A
Iron Working	150	Bronze Working	Metal Casting	Swordsman, Mohawk Warrior, Legion	Armory, Heroic Epic	Iron	N/A
Mathematics	100	The Wheel, Archery	Currency, Engineering	Catapult, Ballista	Courthouse, The Hanging Gardens	N/A	N/A
Optics	80	Sailing	Compass	N/A	The Lighthouse	N/A	Embarking
Philosophy	100	Writing	Theology, Civil Service	N/A	Mud Pyramid, Burial Tomb, Temple, National Epic, The Oracle	N/A	Research Agreements

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Medieval*Era

NAME	COST	PREQ. TECHS	LEADS TO TECH	UNITS UNLOCKED	BUILDINGS UNLOCKED	RESOURCES REVEALED	ABILITIES UNLOCKED
Chivalry	440	Civil Service, Horseback Rising, Currency	Banking	Knight, Camel Archer, Naresuan's Elephant, Mandekalu Cavalry	Mughal Fort, Castle, Himeji Castle	N/A	Defensive Pact Treaties
Civil Service	400	Philosophy, Trapping	Chivalry	Pikeman, Landsknecht	Chichen Itza	+1 Food for Farms along fresh water	N/A
Compass	340	Optics	Astronomy	N/A	Harbor	N/A	N/A
Currency	250	Mathematics	Chivalry	N/A	Bazaar, Mint, Market, Machu Picchu	N/A	N/A
Education	440	Theology	Astronomy, Acoustics, Banking	N/A	Wat, University, Oxford University, Notre Dame, The Prcelain Tower	N/A	N/A
Engineering	250	Mathematics, Construction	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	Lumber Mill, Fort
Machinery	440	Engineering	Printing Press	Crossbowman, Chu-Ko-Nu, Longbowman	N/A	N/A	Faster Road Movement
Metal Casting	250	Iron Working	Physics, Steel	N/A	Longhouse, Forge, Workshop	N/A	N/A
Physics	440	Engineering, Metal Casting	Printing Press, Gunpowder	Trebuchet	N/A	N/A	N/A
Steel	440	Metal Casting	Gunpowder	Long- swordsman, Samurai	N/A	N/A	N/A
Theology	250	Calendar, Philosophy	Education	N/A	Monastery, Garden, Angkor Wat, The Hagia Sophia	N/A	N/A

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Renaissance Era

NAME	COST	PREQ. TECHS	LEADS TO TECH	UNITS UNLOCKED	BUILDINGS UNLOCKED	RESOURCES REVEALED	ABILITIES UNLOCKED
Acoustics	650	Education	Scientific Theory	N/A	Opera House, Sistine Chapel, The Kremlin	N/A	N/A
Archaeology	1300	Navigation	Biology	N/A	Museum, Hermitage, The Louvre	N/A	N/A
Astronomy	650	Compass, Education	Navigation	Caravel	Observatory	N/A	N/A
Banking	650	Education, Chivalry	Economics	N/A	Satrap's Court, Bank, The Forbidden Palace	N/A	N/A
Chemistry	900	Gunpowder	Military Science, Fertilizer	Cannon	Ironworks	N/A	N/A
Economics	900	Banking, Printing Press	Military Science	N/A	Windmill, Big Ben	N/A	N/A
Fertilizer	1300	Chemistry	Dynamite	N/A	N/A	N/A	Farm's without fresh water yield increased by 1
Gunpowder	680	Physics, Steel	Chemistry, Metallurgy	Musketman, Minuteman, Musketeer, Janissary	N/A	N/A	N/A
Metallurgy	900	Gunpowder	Rifling	Lancer, Sipahi	N/A	N/A	N/A
Military Science	1300	Economics, Chemistry	Steam Power	Cavalry, Cossack	Military Academy, Brandenburg Gate	N/A	N/A
Navigation	900	Astronomy	Archaeology, Science Theory	Frigate, Ship of the Line	Seaport	N/A	N/A
Printing Pass	650	Machinery, Physics	Economics	N/A	Theatre, Taj Mahal	N/A	N/A
Rifling	1425	Metallurgy	Dynamite	Rifleman	N/A	N/A	N/A
Scientific Theory	1300	Navigation, Acoustics	Biology, Steam Power	Public School	N/A	Coal	N/A

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Industrial Era

NAME	COST	PREQ. TECHS	LEADS TO TECH	UNITS UNLOCKED	BUILDINGS UNLOCKED	RESOURCES REVEALED	ABILITIES UNLOCKED
Biology	1680	Archaeology, Scientific Theory	Electricity	N/A	Hospital	Oil	Well
Combustion	2200	Replaceable Parts, Railroad, Dynamite	Atomic Theory, Lasers	Tank, Panzer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dynamite	1900	Fertilizer, Rifling	Combustion	Artillery	N/A	N/A	N/A
Electricity	1900	Biology, Steam Power	Refrigeration, Telegraph, Radio	Destroyer	Stock Exchange	Aluminum	N/A
Flight	2200	Replaceable Parts	Radar	Carrier, Fighter, Zero	N/A	N/A	N/A
Radio	2200	Electricity	Mass Media, Radar	Anti-Aircraft Gun	Broadcast Tower, Eiffel Tower	N/A	N/A
Railroad	1900	Steam Power	Combustion	Arsenal	N/A	N/A	Railroad
Refrigeration	2200	Electricity	Plastics, Penicillin	Submarine	N/A	N/A	Offshore Platform
Replaceable Parts	1900	Steam Power	Flight, Combustion	Anti-Tank Gun, Infantry, Foreign Legion	Statue of Liberty	N/A	N/A
Steam Power	1680	Scientific Theory, Military Science	Electricity, Replaceable Parts, Railroad	Ironclad	Factory	Lumber Mill Production yield increase by 1	N/A
Telegraph	2200	Electricity	Electronics	Battleship	Military Base, Cristo Redentor	N/A	N/A

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Modern Era

NAME	COST	PREQ. TECHS	LEADS TO TECH	UNITS UNLOCKED	BUILDINGS UNLOCKED	RESOURCES REVEALED	ABILITIES UNLOCKED
Advanced Ballistics	3350	Lasers, Nuclear Fission	Nuclear Fission	Nuclear Missile	N/A	N/A	N/A
Atomic Theory	2600	Combustion	Nuclear Fission	N/A	The Manhattan Project	Uranium	N/A
Computers	3000	Electronics, Mass Media	Robotics	Nuclear Submarine, Mobile SAM	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ecology	3000	Plastics, Penicillin	Globalization	N/A	Solar Plant	N/A	N/A
Electronics	2600	Telegraph	Computers	Mechanized Infantry	N/A	N/A	N/A
Globalization	3350	Ecology	Particle Physics	N/A	United Nations, Sydney Opera House	N/A	N/A
Lasers	3000	Radar, Combustion	Stealth, Advanced Ballastics	Jet Fighter, Modern Armor	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mass Media	2600	Radio	Computers	N/A	Stadium	N/A	N/A
Nuclear Fission	3000	Atomic Theory	Advanced Ballistics	Atomic Bomb	Nuclear Planet	N/A	N/A
Penicillin	2600	Refigeration	Ecology	Medical Lab	N/A	N/A	N/A
Plastics	2600	Refrigeration	Ecology	Hydro Plant, Research Lab	N/A	N/A	N/A
Radar	2600	Radio, Flight	Rocketry, Lasers	Bomber, B17 Bomber, Paratrooper	Pentagon	N/A	N/A
Robotics	3350	Computers	Particle Physics	SS Booster, Missile Cruiser	Spaceship Factory	N/A	N/A
Rocketry	3000	Radar	Satellites	Helicopter Gunship, Rocket Artillery	Apollo Program	N/A	N/A
Satellites	3350	Rocketry	Particle Physics, Nuclear Fusion	SS Cockpit, Guided Missile	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stealth	3350	Lasers	Nuclear Fusion	Stealth Bomber	N/A	N/A	N/A

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Future Era

NAME	COST	PREQ. TECHS	LEADS TO TECH	UNITS UNLOCKED	BUILDINGS UNLOCKED	RESOURCES REVEALED	ABILITIES UNLOCKED
Future Tech	4000	Nano- technology, Nuclear Fusion	N/A	A repeating tech which increases your Score each time it is completed	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nano- technology	3300	Particle Physics	Future Tech	SS Stasis Chamber	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuclear Fusion	3600	Satellites, Stealth, Advanced Ballistics	Future Tech	Giant Death Robot	N/A	N/A	N/A
Particle Physics	3350	Globalization, Robotics, Satellites	Nano- technology	SS Engine	N/A	N/A	N/A

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From:
Marcin Kalicinski: "Sid Meier's Civilization V Tech Tree and Specific Charts." Chart. Print.