Ancient Era

Ancient Era is one of the Eras in Civilization VI.

Intro[]

From the first stirrings of life beneath water... to the great beasts of the Stone Age... to man taking his first upright steps, you have come far. Now begins your greatest quest: from this early cradle of civilization on towards the stars.

Units[]

Technologies[]

The Ancient Era Technologies
Technology	Icon	Cost	Unlocks	Eureka Boost	Notes
Pottery		25	Granary	None	Allows harvesting of Wheat and Rice.
Animal Husbandry		25	Camp, Pasture	None	Allows harvesting of Cattle.
Mining		25	Mine, Quarry	None	Allows clearing of Woods and harvesting of Copper.
Sailing		50	Galley, Fishing Boats	Found a city on the Coast.	Allows Builders to embark.
Astrology		54	Stonehenge, Holy Site, Shrine	Find a Natural Wonder.
Irrigation		54	Plantation, Hanging Gardens	Farm a Resource	Allows clearing of Marsh.
Writing		54	Campus Library	Meet another Civilization
Archery		54	Archer	Kill a Unit with a Slinger
Masonry		80	Battering Ram, Pyramids, Ancient Walls	Build a Quarry	Allows harvesting Stone
Bronze Working		80	Iron, Encampment, Barracks, Spearman	Kill 3 Barbarians	Allows clearing of Rainforests
Wheel		80	Heavy Chariot, Water Mill	Mine a Resource

Civics[]

The Ancient Era Civics
Civic	Icon	Cost	Unlocks	Eureka Boost	Notes
Code of Laws		25	Discipline, Survey, God King, Urban Planning	None
Craftsmanship		40	Ilkum, Agoge	Improve 3 Tiles
Foreign Trade		40	Trader, Caravansaries, Maritime Industries, Joint War	Discover a second continent	Allows the creation of trade routes
Military Tradition		50	Maneuver, Strategos	Clear a Barbarian outpost	Grants flanking and support combat bonuses to all combat units
State Workforce		70	Corvée, Conscription	Build any district
Early Empire		70	Land Surveyors, Colonization, Open Borders	Grow your civilization to at least 6 population	Unlocks the abilities to enforce borders and grant Open Borders to other civilizations
Mysticism		50	Oracle, Inspiration, Revelation, 1 Envoy	Found a pantheon	Awards 1 Envoy

Buildings[]

The Ancient Era Buildings
Building	Icon	Cost	Technology/Civic	District	Traits
Granary		65	Pottery	City Center	+1 Food, +2 Housing
Shrine		65	Astrology	Holy Site\|	+2 Faith, +1 Great Prophet Point

Related Civilizations[]