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And now, for the random events of our age.
>Age Quality
It is an Age of Research. This age, scholarly minds abound with new thoughts and ideas. It is a time of learning, of testing and triumph of intellect. Research-based initiatives will be more successful this age, and have less difficulty in acquiring support and funding. On a surface mechanical level, this allows for the free unlocking of a technology of your choice, developed by the inquisitive minds of the age, from your current list of available technologies.
Please vote on a free technology to unlock for our civilization:
TIER 2
>Advanced Foraging (Leads to Pathfinding, and Early Medicine) (Food Boost)
>Art (Leads to Astrology, Proto-Writing, Numerals, and Pottery) (Culture Boost)
>Music (Leads to Dancing) (Culture/Happiness Boost)
TIER 3
>Furnace (Leads to Forge, Advanced Pottery, Advanced Cooking, Bronze Working, and Smoke Signals) (Production Boost)
>Mining (Leads to Masonry, Cement, and Bronze Working) (Production Boost)
>Sailing (Leads to Shipbuilding, Canals, and Aquaculture) (Exploration Boost)
>Taxation (Leads to Bartering) (Economic Boost)
>The Wheel (Leads to Advanced Pottery, Siege Towers, and Wagons) (Production Boost)
TIER 4
>Animal Husbandry (Leads to Trapping, Aquatic Husbandry, Chariotry, Riding, and Falconry) (Animal Boost)
>Archery (Leads to Crossbows, Ballistae, Soldiering, and Trapping) (Combat Boost)
>Fermentation (Leads to Advanced Medicine, Advanced Preservation, and Distillation) (Food/Culture/Happiness Boost)