Age of Empires Technologies

The technologies in Age of Empires are going to be the difference in a battle. This is becuase they make you units or buildings have more health, more attack and more armor, basically a better unit. The technologies are very helpful. In the page below we will have the lists of the technologies, and what they do.

Name	Prerequisites	Cost	Benefit	Age	Researched At
Bronze Shield	Build Town Center and Storage Pit.	150 food, 180 gold	+1 infantry armor against Ballista, Helepolis, and missile weapons.	Bronze	Storage Pit
Iron Shield	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit, research Bronze Shield.	200 food, 320 gold	+1 infantry armor against Ballista, Helepolis, and missile weapons.	Iron	Storage Pit
Metallurgy	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit, research Toolworking, research Metalworking.	300 food, 180 gold	+3 attack for hand-to-hand units.	Iron	Storage Pit
Metalworking	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit, research Toolworking.	200 food, 120 gold	provides +2 attack for hand-to-hand units.	Bronze	Storage Pit
Chain Mail (archers)	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit, research Leather Armor for Archers., research Scale Armor for Archers.	150 food, 100 gold	+2 armor for Archery Range units.	Iron	Storage Pit
Chain Mail (cavaley)	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit, research Leather Armor for Cavalry, research Scale Armor for Cavalry.	175 food, 100 gold	+2 armor for Stable units.	Iron	Storage Pit
Chain Mail (infantry)	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit, research Leather Armor for Infantry, research Scale Armor for Infantry.	125 food, 100 gold	+2 armor for Barracks and Academy units.	Iron	Storage Pit
Leather Armor (archers)	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit.	100 food	+2 armor for Archery Range units.	Tool	Storage Pit
Leather Armor (cavalry)	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit.	125 food	+2 armor for Stable units.	Tool	Storage Pit
Leather Armor (infantry)	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit.	75 food	+2 armor for Barracks and Academy units.	Tool	Storage Pit
Scale Armor (archers)	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit, research Leather Armor for Archers.	125 food, 50 gold	+2 armor for Archery Range units.	Bronze	Storage Pit
Scale Armor (cavalry)	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit, research Leather Armor for Cavalry.	150 food, 50 gold	+2 armor for Stable units.	Bronze	Storage Pit
Scale Armor (infantry)	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit, research Leather Armor for Infantry.	100 food, 50 gold	+2 armor for Barracks and Academy units.	Bronze	Storage Pit
Toolworking	Build Town Center, build Storage Pit.	100 food	+2 attack for hand-to-hand units.	Tool	Storage Pit
Artisanship	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, research Woodworking.	170 food, 150 wood	+1 range for missile weapons; +2 woodcutting ability.	Bronze	Market
Coinage	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, research Gold Mining.	200 food, 100 gold	+25% gold mine productivity; free tribute to other civilizations.	Iron	Market
Craftsmanship	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, research Woodworking, research Artisanship.	240 food, 200 wood	+1 range for missile weapons; +2 woodcutting ability.	Iron	Market
Domestication	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market.	200 food, 50 wood	+75 Farm productivity.	Tool	Market
Gold Mining	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market.	120 food, 100 wood	+3 gold mining ability.	Tool	Market
Irrigation	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, research Domestication, research Plow.	300 food, 100 wood	+75 Farm productivity.	Iron	Market
Plow	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, research Domestication.	250 food, 75 wood	+75 Farm productivity.	Bronze	Market
Siegecraft	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, research Stone Mining.	90 food, 100 stone	+3 stone mining ability; villagers can destroy walls and towers.	Iron	Market
Stone Mining	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market.	100 food, 50 stone	+3 stone mining ability.	Tool	Market
Wheel	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market.	175 food, 75 wood	+30% villager speed.	Bronze	Market
Woodworking	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market.	120 food, 75 wood	+1 range for missile weapons; +2 woodcutting ability.	Tool	Market
Alchemy	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Government Center.	250 food, 200 gold	+1 attack for siege weapons and missile weapons.	Iron	Government Center
Architechture	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Government Center.	150 food, 175 wood	+33% faster building construction time; +20% hit points of buildings and walls.	Bronze	Government Center
Aristocracy	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Government Center.	175 food, 150 gold	+25% speed of Academy units.	Iron	Government Center
Ballistics	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Government Center.	200 food, 50 gold	Increases the accuracy of missile weapons and siege weapons by allowing a unit to fire where the target is predicted to be when the weapon strikes, as opposed to where the target is when the weapon is fired.	Iron	Government Center
Engineering	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Government Center.	200 food, 100 wood	200 food, 100 wood	Iron	Government Center
Nobility	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Government Center.	175 food, 120 gold	+15% hit points of cavalry units, Chariot, Chariot Archer, Horse Archer, and Heavy Horse Archer.	Bronze	Government Center
Writing	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Government Center.	200 food, 75 gold	Shared exploration with allies.	Bronze	Government Center
Afterlife	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Temple.	275 gold	+3 Priest range so they can convert units from farther away.	Iron	Temple
Astrology	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Temple.	150 gold	Priests convert enemy units 30% faster.	Bronze	Temple
Fanaticism	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Temple.	150 gold	Priests rejuvenate 50% faster after converting a unit.	Iron	Temple
Jihad	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Temple.	120 gold	Increases the attack, speed, and hit points of villagers and decreases their gathering efficiency.	Iron	Temple
Mysticism	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Temple.	120 gold	Priest hit points doubled.	Bronze	Temple
Monotheism	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Temple.	350 gold	Priests can convert enemy Priests and buildings (except Town Centers and Wonders).	Iron	Temple
Polytheism	Build Town Center, build Granary, build Market, build Temple.	120 gold	Priest movement speed 40% faster.	Bronze	Temple

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