Exploration Age (Civ7)

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The Exploration Age is the second Age in Civilization VII. It is preceded by the Antiquity Age and followed by the Modern Age. It begins in 400 CE.

Civilizations

	Civilization	Unique ability	Attributes & Civics	Unique Units	Unique infrastructure	Associated Wonder	Starting biases
	Abbasid	Medina Gain 30 Gold for each Rural Population of the City when you create a Specialist. Effect scales with Game Speed.	Cultural Scientific Round City Mawla Al-Jabr	Mamluk 'Alim	Ulema Madrasa Mosque	House of Wisdom	Camels (5)   Coastal (25)
	Bulgarian	Krum's Dynasty Receive Production in all Cities when pillaging Buildings equal to 50% of the yield or HP gained. All Military Units receive -3 Combat Strength against Districts with Medieval Walls.	Expansionist Militaristic Seven Tribes Tarnovo Schools Tsarstvie	Bolyar Tarkhan	Hidden Fortress	Rila Monastery	Rough (15)
	Chola	Samayam Gain an additional Trade Route from the Improve Trade Relationships Treaty.	Diplomatic Economic Nagaram Kanakam Digvijaya Monsoon Winds	Kalam Ottru	Five Hundred Lords Manigramam Anjuvannam	Brihadeeswarar Temple	Tropical (5)   Coastal (150)
	Hawaiian	Moananuiākea Gain 25 Culture each time a Settlement expands to a Marine tile. +1 Happiness on Fishing Boats.	Cultural Expansionist Mana Ohana He'e nalu	Leiomano Kahuna	Lo'i Kalo	Hale o Keawe	Marine (15)   Coastal (25)
	Icelandic	Kringla Heimsins Receive a set amount of Culture when you discover a Natural Wonder in Distant Lands and a smaller, set amount of Culture for every set number of Tiles Explored (effect scales based on game speed). Missionaries cost a set percentage more.	Cultural Militaristic Landnámabók Landnámabók Hugins Drekka Hugins Drekka Væringjar Væringjar Þjóðveldið Þjóðveldið	Víkingr Víkingr Saga Hero Saga Hero	Þingstaðr Þingstaðr	Reykjaholt Reykjaholt	Grassland (5)   Tundra (5)   Coastal (150)
	Incan	Apus Mountain tiles can be worked. +2 Food and +1 Production on Mountains.	Economic Expansionist Mit'a Ayllu Qhapaq Ñan	Warak'aq Chasqui	Terrace Farm	Machu Pikchu	Desert (5)   Plains (5)   Mountainous (15)   Coastal (25)
	Majapahit	Negara All Cities except the Capital have an increased Specialist Limit. After the Exploration Age, the Specialist Limit increase goes away, and the Specialists become inactive until you increase the Specialist Limit again.	Cultural Economic Wayang Aliran Kepercayaan Nusantara Gamelan	Cetbang Pedanda	Pura Candi Bentar Meru	Borobudur	Spices (5)   Coastal (25)
	Ming	Great Canon of Yongle +50% Science in the Capital, but -15 Science per turn for each Social Policy (not Tradition) slotted.	Economic Scientific Nine Garrisons Lijia Da Ming Lu	Xunleichong Mandarin	Ming Great Wall	Forbidden City	Silk (5)   Coastal (25)
	Mongolian	Bokh When you capture an opposing Settlement, gain the strongest Cavalry Unit you can currently train, but receive -50% Production towards Settlers. Gain a Victory Point toward the Non Sufficit Orbis Legacy Path for controlled Settlements in the distant lands and conquered Settlements in the Homelands.	Expansionist Militaristic Ulus Four Hounds Yassa	Keshig Noyan	Örtöö	Erdene Zuu	Horses (15)
	Norman	Normannitas Land Units receive +1 Movement when embarked and +5 Combat Strength when adjacent to Coast.	Diplomatic Militaristic Consuetudines et Justicie Common Law Domesday Book	Chevaler Sokeman	Donjon Motte Bailey	White Tower	Iron (5)   Coastal (150)
	Pirate	Flying Gang Increased Yields from Pillaging and Coastal Raiding with Naval Units. Settler Units cannot be trained or purchased, but you can capture other civilizations' Settlers. Naval Units, Treasure Convoys, and Buccaneer Units can move into other civilizations' borders without being at war or having Open Borders.	Economic Militaristic Articles of Agreement Ports of Call Enemy of All Nations	Sloop Buccaneer	Haven Naval Arsenal Naval Station	Havana Harbor	Coastal (150)
	Shawnee	Nepekifaki Settlements built adjacent to Navigable Rivers gain +2 Food on River terrain, but Cities not built adjacent to a Navigable River receive -10% Food.	Diplomatic Economic Wiyehi Simekofi Miyaska Latoweki Telwatiki Maleki Kintake	Kispoko Nena’to Hoceepkileni	Mawaskawe Skote	Serpent Mound	Navigable River (20)
	Songhai	Tarikh al-Sudan +2 Resource Capacity in Cities on Navigable Rivers. Your Trade Ships cannot be Plundered on Navigable Rivers.	Economic Militaristic Ships of the Desert Hi-Koi Kanta	Gold Bangles Infantry Tajiro	Caravanserai	Tomb of Askia	Desert (5)   Plains (5)   Navigable River (20)   Coastal (25)
	Spanish	Siglo de Oro +15% Gold towards converting a Town to a City, or +30% in distant lands.	Economic Militaristic Council of the Indies Armada New World Riches	Tercio Conquistador	Plaza Casa Consistorial Casa de Contratación	El Escorial	Coastal (150)
	Vietnamese	Hich Tuong Si +5 Culture for each Urban Population of the Settlement when you construct a Fortification Building (on Standard speed).	Cultural Expansionist Cấm Quân Chữ Nôm Thành Hoàng Tứ Dân	Voi Chiến Quận Vương	Water Puppet Theater	Thành Huế	Tropical (5)   Floodplain (15)

Independent Powers

Independent Power	People	Type	Affinity	Biome	Notes
Awdaghust	Soninke	Scientific	Neutral	Plains	Trade city in modern day Mali
Niani	Mande	Economic	Friendly	Desert	Capital of the Mali Empire
Zimbabwe	Shona	Cultural	Friendly	Plains	Capital of the Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe
Kilwa	Kilwa	Economic	Friendly	Tropical	Capital of the Kilwa Sultanate
Njimi	Kanem	Scientific	Neutral	Desert	Capital of the Kanem–Bornu Empire; originally called Nijmi, it was renamed in Update 1.2.1
Fashoda	Shilluk	Diplomatic	Neutral	Desert	Kodok; capital of Shilluk country
Abalessa	Tuareg	Economic	Neutral	Desert	Capital of the Ahaggar Kingdom
Garama	Garamantian	Economic	Hostile	Desert	Capital of the Garamantian Kingdom
Tarnovo	Bulgar	Diplomatic	Hostile	Desert	Capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire
Aberffraw	Welsh	Diplomatic	Hostile	Desert	Capital of the Kingdom of Gwynedd
Thang Long	Vietnamese	Diplomatic	Neutral	Tropical	Capital of Đại Việt
Tidore	Tidorese	Diplomatic	Neutral	Tropical	Capital of the Sultanate of Tidore
Istakhr	Sasanian	Expansionist	Neutral	Plains	Capital of the Sasanian Empire
Kannauj	Pratihara	Expansionist	Neutral	Tundra	Capital of the Pratihara dynasty
Kamakura	Japanese	Scientific	Hostile	Grassland	Capital of the Kamakura shogunate
Shangjing	Jurchen	Militaristic	Hostile	Tundra	Chifeng
Gaegyeong	Goryeo	Scientific	Friendly	Tundra	Kaesong; capital of Goryeo
Samarkand	Karakhanid	Economic	Friendly	Plains	Capital of the Kara-Khanid Khanate
Muara Jambi	Srivijayan	Expansionist	Friendly	Desert	Location of Srivijaya kingdom
Dzungaria	Oirat	Militaristic	Hostile	Tundra	Subregion in northwest China
Kyiv	Rus'	Militaristic	Hostile	Tundra	Capital of Kievan Rus'; originally called Kiev, it was renamed in Update 1.2.0
Roskilde	Danish	Militaristic	Hostile	Tundra	Capital of the Middle Ages Kingdom of Denmark
Arles	Burgundian	Diplomatic	Friendly	Grassland	Capital of the Kingdom of Arles
Venice	Venetian	Economic	Friendly	Plains	Capital of the Republic of Venice
Vatican City	Papal State	Cultural	Friendly	Plains	Capital of the Papal States
Etelköz	Magyar	Militaristic	Hostile	Tundra	Historic region in Hungary
Vilnius	Lithuanian	Expansionist	Neutral	Tundra	Capital of Lithuania
Stockholm	Swedish	Scientific	Neutral	Tundra	Capital of Sweden
Tucume	Sican	Scientific	Neutral	Grassland	Pre-Hispanic site in modern day Peru
Karantanija	Slavic	Diplomatic	Neutral	Grassland	Slavic principality
Tabriz	Ilkhanid	Militaristic	Hostile	Plains	Capital of the Ilkhanate
Avanti	Gujaradesa	Diplomatic	Hostile	Grassland	Capital of the Gurjara Pratihara dynasty
Mamallapuram	Pallava	Economic	Neutral	Tropical	Port city in the Pallava kingdom
Constantinople	Byzantine	Cultural	Neutral	Grassland	Capital of the Byzantine Empire
Damascus	Umayyad	Economic	Neutral	Plains	Capital of the Umayyad Caliphate
Istanbul	Ottoman	Expansionist	Friendly	Plains	Capital of the Ottoman Empire
Hama	Ayyubid	Expansionist	Friendly	Plains	Capital of the Ayyubid principality of Hama
Medina	Rashidun	Expansionist	Neutral	Desert	Capital of the Rashidun Caliphate
Nishapur	Seljuk	Expansionist	Hostile	Plains	Capital of the Seljuk Empire
Isfahan	Safavid	Scientific	Hostile	Plains	Capital of Safavid Iran
Kath	Khwarazm	Expansionist	Friendly	Plains	Capital of Khwarazm
Tilantongo	Mixtec	Scientific	Neutral	Grassland	Mixtec city-state
Monte Albán	Zapotec	Cultural	Neutral	Grassland	Capital of the Zapotec civilization
Werowocomoco	Powhatan	Diplomatic	Neutral	Grassland	Village headquarters of chief Powhatan
Camagüey	Taíno	Expansionist	Friendly	Tropical	Taíno village, now a city in Cuba
Ossossané	Wyandot	Economic	Hostile	Grassland	Capital of the Wyandot Empire
Onondaga	Haudenosaunee	Economic	Neutral	Grassland	Capital of the Iroquois Confederacy
Wai'tu Kubuli	Kalinago	Diplomatic	Hostile	Tropical	Kalinago name for the island of Dominica
Alachua	Seminole	Militaristic	Hostile	Tropical	Chiefdom of the Seminole people
Nassau	Flying Gang	Militaristic	Hostile	Tropical	Capital of the Flying Gang
Hippo Regius	Vandal	Militaristic	Hostile	Tropical	Capital of the Vandal Kingdom
Tenochtitlan	Mexica	Militaristic	Hostile	Grassland	Capital of the Mexican civilization of the Mexica people
Hunza	Muisca	Cultural	Neutral	Tropical	Capital of the Muisca Confederation
Ngulu Mapu	Mapuche	Cultural	Neutral	Tundra	Mapudungun name for Araucanía, a region settled by the Moluche
Nansarunai	Dayak	Militaristic	Hostile	Tropical	Ancient civilization of the Dayak people
Ava	Ava	Scientific	Hostile	Tropical	Capital of the Kingdom of Ava
Pagan	Pagan	Diplomatic	Neutral	Tropical	Capital of the Pagan kingdom
Buansa	Sulu	Economic	Neutral	Tropical	Capital of the Sultanate of Sulu
Chiang Mai	Lanna	Cultural	Friendly	Plains	Capital of the Lan Na kingdom
Tondo	Tondo	Economic	Friendly	Tropical	Capital of the Kingdom of Tondo
Luang Prabang	Lan Xang	Cultural	Neutral	Tropical	Capital of the Kingdom of Lan Xang
Ayutthaya	Ayutthaya	Scientific	Friendly	Tropical	Capital of the Ayutthaya Kingdom
Birrarung	Kulin	Cultural	Neutral	Desert	Kulin name for the Yarra River
Mparntwe	Arrernte	Cultural	Friendly	Desert	Eastern Arrernte name for Alice Springs, Australia
Anakena	Rapa Nui	Expansionist	Friendly	Plains	White coral sand beach in Rapa Nui National Park on Rapa Nui

Civics

Theology civics

Theology Civic	Culture cost	Unlocks	Mastery unlocks	Leads to
Theology	700	Evangelism Receive 1 additional belief Receive 1 Relic.	N/A	Reformation
Reformation	900	Rationalism Religious Orders Convert Population	N/A	N/A

Exploration Age unique civics

Unique Civic	Unique to	Culture cost	Unlocks	Mastery unlocks	Leads to
Round City	Abbasid	800	Mosque +20% Production towards constructing Buildings in Cities with at least 5 Specialists.	+4 Food on Science Buildings. City of Peace	Al-Jabr
Mawla		800	Madrasa Earn Science equal to 25% of your Trade income. +2 Happiness on Resources in Settlements with a Temple.	The Mamluk receives the Skirmish ability, +50% Combat Strength bonus from flanking. Sales and Trade	Al-Jabr
Al-Jabr		1200	+10% Science in Cities with at least 5 Specialists. Compendious Book	+33% Happiness towards maintaining Specialists. House of Wisdom	N/A
Seven Tribes	Bulgarian	800	Hidden Fortress False Retreat	+5 Combat Strength for Military Units when you have at least 5 Relics on display.	Tarnovo Schools Tsarstvie
Tarnovo Schools		1200	+2 Happiness on Hidden Fortresses in Settlements with a Temple. Rila Monastery	Iconolatry	N/A
Tsarstvie		2000	Receive 2 Migrants in the Capital. +2 Culture on Hidden Fortresses for each adjacent Mountain tile.	+1 Settlement Limit. Stratagems	N/A
Nagaram	Chola	800	Manigramam +50% Influence towards initiating the Improve Trade Relations Treaty.	Anjuvannam +2 Resource Capacity in the Capital.	Kanakam Digvijaya
Kanakam		1200	+1 Gold from active Diplomatic Actions you started or supported. Devakoshta	N/A	Monsoon Winds
Digvijaya		1200	+1 Movement and Sight for Kalam Units. Marakkalam	N/A	Monsoon Winds
Monsoon Winds		2000	+1 Settlement Limit. Ottru Units receive the Convoys promotion. Angadi Brihadeeswarar Temple	N/A	N/A
Mana	Hawaiian	800	+2 Culture every time a Storm, Flood, or Volcanic eruption has provided fertility this Age.	The Leiomano receives extra Culture when defeating enemy Units, equal to 25% of the defeated Unit's Combat Strength. Kapa	He'e nalu
Ohana		800	Lo'i Kalo Ahupua'a	+2 Culture for Lo'i Kalo Improvements in Settlements with a Pavilion.	He'e nalu
He'e nalu		1200	Receive 2 Relics. +1 Settlement Limit. Ho'okupu	+1 Happiness on Marine tiles in Towns following your religion, doubled for Cities. The Kahuna receives an additional charge for the Heal action. Hale o Keawe	N/A
Mit'a	Incan	800	Terrace Farm Tirakuna	+1 Happiness to Mountain tiles. Machu Pikchu	Ayllu Qhapaq Ñan
Ayllu		1200	+2 Food on Terrace Farms in Settlements with a Granary.	Farms and Terrace Farms receive +3 Food if adjacent to at least one Mountain.	N/A
Qhapaq Ñan		1200	Rough tiles do not end the Movement of any Incan Unit. Cities with at least 3 worked Mountains generate Treasure Convoys worth 2 Treasure Fleet points each. Qullqa	Warak'aq Units gain the Poison ability, granting +5 Combat Strength against wounded Units. Qullqa	N/A
Wayang	Majapahit	800	Candi Bentar Panji	+25% Production towards overbuilding.	Nusantara
Aliran Kepercayaan		800	Meru Negarakertagama	Pedanda also provides additional +25 Culture when you convert a Settlement.	Nusantara
Nusantara		1200	Exploration Age Culture Buildings receive a +1 Happiness adjacency for Coast. Subak	Naval Units receive +5 Combat Strength against Land Units.	Gamelan
Gamelan		2000	+2 Culture on Quarters. +1 Settlement Limit. Borobudur	N/A	N/A
Nine Garrisons	Ming	800	Ming Great Wall Divine Engine Division	+2 Gold on Ming Great Wall Improvements in Settlements with a Bank. +3 Combat Strength to Ranged Units adjacent to a Xunleichong.	Lijia Da Ming Lu
Lijia		1200	+25% Gold towards purchasing Buildings in Towns. Baojia	+2 Resource Capacity in your Capital.	N/A
Da Ming Lu		1200	Mandarin Units grant 25 Science when they use the Build Road action. Grand Secretariat	+1 Settlement Limit. Forbidden City	N/A
Ulus	Mongolian	800	Örtöö Gerege	Captured Towns do not cost double to convert into Cities. +1 Settlement Limit.	Four Hounds
Four Hounds		1200	Receive a free Noyan in the Capital. +1 Settlement Limit.	+1 Movement for all Cavalry Units. +1 Settlement Limit. Baghatur	Yassa
Yassa		2000	+4 Gold on Örtöö Improvements in Settlements not founded by you. Jarlig	+1 Settlement Limit. Erdene Zuu	N/A
Consuetudines et Justicie	Norman	800	Motte Palisading	Bailey +1 Combat Strength for Chevaler Units for every Tradition slotted in your current Government.	Common Law
Common Law		1200	+1 Social Policy slot. Juré	+1 Settlement Limit. Servitium Debitum Familia Regis	Domesday Book
Domesday Book		2000	+2 Gold on Farms, doubled during Celebrations. Bayeux Tapestry	+1 Settlement Limit. White Tower	N/A
Articles of Agreement	Pirate	1040	Naval Station Press Gangs	Buccaneers gain the Looting promotion.	Enemy of All Nations
Ports of Call		1560	Naval Arsenal Merry Life and a Short One	+1 Settlement Limit. Buccaneers gain a charge to found a new Settlement.	N/A
Enemy of All Nations		2600	+15 Combat Strength against Treasure Convoys. Black Flag	Receive an additional Treasure Fleet point for captured Treasure Convoys.	Ports of Call
Wiyehi Simekofi	Shawnee	800	Mawaskawe Skote Serpent Mound Bread Dance	+1 Settlement Limit. +1 Culture on Mawaskawe Skote Improvements per City-State you are suzerain of.	Miyaska Latoweki Telwatiki
Miyaska Latoweki		1200	+2 Gold for each Trade Route while you have at least 3 Endeavors active. Kakawfe Pafkotaweta	+1 Resource Capacity in your Capital per allied City-State.	Maleki Kintake
Telwatiki		1200	You can Support other leaders' Wars 3 times instead of 1. Helikhilenawewipe	+1 Combat Strength for Kispoko Nena’to Units per positive War Support. +2 Influence per turn.	Maleki Kintake
Maleki Kintake		2000	+2 Food on Farms and Camps. Takesiyake Yepepoki	N/A	N/A
Ships of the Desert	Songhai	800	Caravanserai Timbuktu Tomb of Askia	+1 Production on Cavavanserai Improvements in Settlements with a Bazaar and in Mining Towns and Trade Outposts . Mud Brick	Kanta
Hi-Koi		800	Navigable and minor Rivers do not end movement. Trade Ships on Navigable Rivers cannot be plundered.	Fleet Commanders gain the Convoys promotion. Isa	Kanta
Kanta		1200	+200 Gold gained by Tajiro. Cities in homelands on Navigable Rivers generate Treasure Convoys worth one victory point each. +1 Settlement Limit. Wakia	+5 Combat Strength for the Gold Bangles infantry when at least 5 Resources slotted in the Capital. +1 Settlement Limit.	N/A
Council of the Indies	Spanish	800	+15% Gold (or +30% in distant lands) towards converting a Town to a City. Casa de Contratación Casa Consistorial	El Escorial +1 Settlement Limit Conquista	Armada New World Riches
Armada		1200	Naval Commanders receive the Flotilla promotion. Great and Most Fortunate Navy	All Units receive +2 Movement when embarked. +5 Combat Strength for Heavy Naval Units.	N/A
New World Riches		1200	+10% Food and Production in Cities in distant lands. Cerro Rico	+1 Movement for Treasure Convoys. No movement penalties for Treasure Convoys and Conquistadors when crossing Rough terrain.	N/A
Cấm Quân	Vietnamese	800	+3 Combat Strength for all Military Units during Formal Wars, this effect is increased in your territory.	Cấm Binh +50% Production towards building Fortifications.
Chữ Nôm		800	Receive 1 Relic. Culture Buildings receive +1 Culture adjacency from Tropical tiles.	Con Kênh +2 Culture to all Floodplain tiles.
Thành Hoàng		800	Water Puppet Theater Thành Huế	Ruộng Làng Xã +2 Food on Water Puppet Theaters in Settlements with a Gristmill.
Tứ Dân		1200	+5 Combat Strength for all Units defending in Fortified Districts on Tropical tiles. +1 Settlement Limit.	N/A

Units

Military Units

	Cavalry	Infantry	Ranged	Siege	Heavy Naval	Light Naval
Tier 1	Courser	Swordsman	Heavy Archer	Catapult	Cog
	Bolyar (Bulgarian) Chevaler (Norman) Mamluk (Abbasid)	Gold Bangles Infantry (Songhai) Kispoko Nena'to (Shawnee) Leiomano (Hawaiian) Tercio (Spanish) Xunleichong (Ming)	Keshig (Mongolian) Warak'aq (Inca) Voi Chiến (Vietnamese)		Cetbang (Majapahit) Kalam (Chola) Víkingr Víkingr (Icelandic)
Tier 2	Knight	Man-At-Arms	Crossbowman	Trebuchet	Carrack	Privateer
						Corsair (City-State) Sloop (Pirate)
Tier 3	Lancer	Pikeman	Arquebusier	Bombard	Galleon

Civilian Units

• Merchant
  • Mandarin (Ming)
  • Tajiro (Songhai)
• Migrant
• Missionary
  • Hoceepkileni (Shawnee)
  • Kahuna (Hawaiian)
  • Pedanda (Majapahit)
• Physician
• Scout
  • Chasqui (Incan)
• Settler
  • Sokeman (Norman)
  • Quận Vương (Vietnamese)
• Trade Caravan
• Trade Ship
• Treasure Convoy

Commanders

• Army Commander
  • Noyan (Mongolian)
  • Tarkhan (Bulgarian)
  • Trung Nhi (Trung Trac)
• Fleet Commander
  • Buccaneer (Pirate)
  • Ottru (Chola)

Great People

• 'Alim (Abbasid)
• Conquistador (Spanish)
• Saga Hero Saga Hero (Icelandic)

Buildings

All Exploration Buildings have 3 Gold and 3 Happiness maintenance cost, with the following exceptions:

• Warehouse Buildings have no maintenance cost.
• Gold Buildings have no Gold maintenance cost.
• Happiness Buildings have no Happiness maintenance cost.

Building	Unlocked	Production cost	Base yields and effects	Adjacency Bonus	Type	Placement Requirements	Pillage Yields
Armorer	Metallurgy	200	+6 Production. Spawn location for trained Military Units.	+1 Production per Resource or Wonder.	Military	N/A	80
Bank	Urban Planning	380	+8 Gold. +1 Gold on Quarters.	+1 Gold per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Gold	N/A	120
Bazaar	N/A	200	+6 Gold. +1 Resource slot.	+1 Gold per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Gold	N/A	120
Dungeon	Castles	200	+6 Production. +2 Influence.	+1 Production per Resource and Wonder.	Production Diplomacy	N/A	80
Gristmill	Machinery	175	+4 Food. +1 Food on Farms, Pastures and Plantations.	N/A	Warehouse Food	River	120
Guildhall	Guilds	200	+6 Influence. +6 Gold.	+1 Gold per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Gold Diplomacy	N/A	120
Hospital	Urban Planning	380	+8 Food. +15% Growth Rate.	+1 Food per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Food	N/A	120
Inn	Feudalism	200	+6 Food. +2 Happiness.	+1 Food per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Food Happiness	N/A	120
Kiln	Guilds	200	+6 Culture. +10% Production towards Wonders.	+1 Culture per Mountain, Natural Wonder or Wonder.	Culture	N/A	80
Medieval Bridge	Feudalism	200	+4 Gold. Allows Land Units to cross Navigable river without embarking.	N/A	Gold	Navigable River Can be purchased in Towns.	120
Medieval Walls	Castles II	150	Adds 100 HP to the District. +15 Combat Strength to defending Units on this tile.	N/A	Fortification	City Center or adjacent to another Fortified District.	N/A
Menagerie	Architecture	380	+8 Happiness. +1 Happiness on Camps and Pastures.	+1 Happiness per Mountain, Natural Wonder or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	80
Observatory	Astronomy	200	+6 Science.	+1 Science per Resource or Wonder.	Science	N/A	80
Pavilion	Architecture	380	+8 Culture. +1 Happiness on Quarters.	+1 Culture per Mountain, Natural Wonder or Wonder.	Culture	N/A	80
Sawmill	Machinery	175	+3 Production. +1 Production on Camps and Woodcutters.	N/A	Warehouse Production	River	80
Shipyard	Shipbuilding	380	+8 Production. +10% Production towards Naval Units. Spawn location for trained Naval Units.	+1 Production per Resource or Wonder.	Military	N/A	80
Stonecutter	N/A	175	+3 Production. +1 Production on Mines and Quarries.	N/A	Warehouse Production	N/A	80
Temple	Piety	200	+6 Happiness. Has 1 Great Work slot. Allows the training of Missionaries in this Settlement.	+1 Happiness per Mountain, Natural Wonder or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	80
University	Education	380	+8 Science. +1 Science on Quarters.	+1 Science per Resource or Wonder.	Science	N/A	80
Wharf	Cartography	200	+6 Food. +2 Resource slots.	N/A	Food	Coast or Navigable River	120

Exploration Age unique buildings

Building	Unique to	Unlocked	Production cost	Base yields and effects	Adjacency Bonus	Type	Placement Requirements	Pillage Yields
Mosque	Abbasid	Round City	290	+6 Happiness. Unlocks the ability to found a Religion.	+1 Culture per Happiness Building or Wonder. +1 Happiness per Culture Building or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	80
Madrasa		Mawla	290	+6 Science.	+1 Science per Quarter, Science Building or Wonder.	Science	N/A	80
Anjuvannam	Chola	Nagaram II	290	+6 Gold.	+1 Gold per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Gold Military	Coast	120
Manigramam		Nagaram	290	+6 Happiness.	+1 Happiness per Gold Building or Wonder. +1 Gold per Wonder.	Happiness	Coast	80
Candi Bentar	Majapahit	Wayang	290	+6 Culture.	+1 Culture per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Culture	N/A	80
Meru		Aliran Kepercayaan	290	+6 Happiness. +2 Happiness on Natural Wonders.	+1 Happiness per Mountain or Wonder.	Happiness	N/A	80
Bailey	Norman	Consuetudines et Justicie II	290	+6 Culture.	+1 Culture per Medieval Wall or Wonder.	Culture Fortification	N/A	80
Motte		Consuetudines et Justicie	290	+6 Happiness or +10 Happiness if placed on Rough terrain.	+1 Happiness per Wonder.	Happiness Fortification	N/A	80
Naval Arsenal	Pirate	Ports of Call	240	4 Gold.	+1 Gold per Resource or Wonder.	Gold	Coast	80
Naval Station		Articles of Agreement	280	5 Production	+1 Production per Military or Gold Building, and Wonder.	Production	Coast	120
Casa de Contratación	Spanish	Council of the Indies II	290	+6 Gold.	+1 Gold per Coast, Navigable River or Wonder.	Gold	Adjacent to Coast in the homelands	120
Casa Consistorial		Council of the Indies	290	+6 Culture.	+1 Culture per Quarter and Wonder.	Culture	Adjacent to Coast in the homelands	80

Quarters

Quarter	Civilization	Buildings	Effects	Photo
Donjon	Norman	Bailey Motte	Receive a free Chevaler when completed. +10% Production towards training Cavalry Units.
Five Hundred Lords	Chola	Anjuvannam Manigramam	+5 land Trade Range. +15 naval Trade Range.
Haven	Pirate	Naval Arsenal Naval Station	+1 Gold for every Treasure Resource in your pool. +50 healing for friendly Naval Units on this tile.
Plaza	Spanish	Casa Consistorial Casa de Contratación	+2 Gold in this Settlement for every Settlement in distant lands.
Pura	Majapahit	Candi Bentar Meru	Receive 1 Relic when completed. +10% Gold towards converting a a Town into a City.
Ulema	Abbasid	Madrasa Mosque	+1 Science to all Specialists in this City.

Tile Improvements

Standard improvements

Improvement	Effects	Placement
Clay Pit	+1 Production from Brickyard, and Ironworks.	Wet Tiles with Clay.
Expedition Base	-	Natural Wonders Mountainous (Inca only)
Farm	+1 Food from Granary, Gristmill, and Grocer.	Flat
Woodcutter	+1 Production from Saw Pit, Sawmill, and Ironworks.	Vegetated Tiles with Cocoa, Hardwood, and Spices.
Fishing Boat	+1 Food from Fishing Quay, and Grocer.	Coastal and Navigable River Tiles with Cowrie, Crabs, Dyes, Fish, Pearls, Turtles, and Whales.
Mine	+1 Production from Brickyard, Ironworks, Stonecutter, Guilds II, Industrialization II, and Masonry.	Rough Tiles with Gold, Iron, Rubies, Silver, Niter, and Tin.
Camp	+1 Production from Saw Pit, and Sawmill. +1 Food from Grocer.	Tiles with Camels, Furs, Ivory, Truffles, and Wild Game.
Pasture	+1 Food from Granary, Gristmill, and Grocer.	Tiles with Horses, and Llamas.
Plantation	+1 Food from Granary, Gristmill, and Grocer.	Tiles with Cotton, Dates, Flax, Incense, Mangoes, Rice, Silk, Sugar, Tea and Wine.
Quarry	+1 Production from Brickyard, Ironworks, and Stonecutter.	Tiles with Gypsum, Jade, Kaolin, Limestone, and Marble.

Civilization unique improvements

Improvement	Unique to	Unlocked by	Effects	Placement
Caravanserai	Songhai	Ships of the Desert	+5 Gold. +1 Gold when adjacent to Navigable Rivers and Resources.	Must be built on a Desert or Plains tile.
Hidden Fortress	Bulgarian		+4 Production. +3 Combat Strength and Stealth for Units on this tile. Counts as a Fortification.	Must be built on Rough terrain not adjacent to another Hidden Fortress.
Lo'i Kalo	Hawaiian	Ohana	+3 Food and +2 Production. Adjacent Farms receive +1 Culture.	Must be built on a Grassland or Tropical tile.
Mawaskawe Skote	Shawnee	Wiyehi Simekofi	+4 Food. +1 Gold for each adjacent Resource.	Must be built on a Vegetated tile not adjacent to another Mawaskawe Skote.
Ming Great Wall	Ming	Nine Garrisons	Counts as a Fortification. +5 Culture. +1 Gold for adjacent Fortification.	Can only be built in a line.
Örtöö	Mongolian	Ulus	+5 Gold. When a Military Unit moves on to this tile, its Movement is restored.	Cannot be built on Rough, River, or a tile with a Feature.
Terrace Farm	Incan	Mit'a	+4 Food. +1 Gold for each adjacent Building.	Can only be built on a Rough tile without a River or feature.
Water Puppet Theater	Vietnamese	Thành Hoàng	+4 Food. +2 Happiness if built on Floodplain. +1 Culture each time this Settlement has received fertility from a flood, storm or volcano. Improvements, Buildings and Districts in this Settlement do not get pillaged by floods.	Must be built on a land tile adjacent to a River. Cannot be built adjacent to another Water Puppet Theater.

City-state unique improvements

Improvement	City-State Type	Effects	Placement
Company Post	Economic	+4 Gold. +1 Food and +1 Production in distant lands. +2 Gold if there is at least one Resource assigned to this Settlement.	Cannot be adjacent to another Company Post.
Kasbah	Militaristic	+1 Culture, +1 Gold and +1 Science. +6 Combat Strength when defending.	Desert tiles.
Minor Embassy	Diplomatic	+2 Influence. +1 Influence per Alliance.	Must be built in a City.
Monastery	Scientific	+4 Science. +3 Happiness if this Settlement follows your religion.	Cannot be adjacent to a District.
Saqiya	Expansionist	+4 Food. +1 Science in Settlements following your Religion.	Floodplain.
Stone Head	Cultural	+4 Culture. +1 Culture for every adjacent Stone Head.	Tiles with a natural Happiness yield.

Wonders

Wonder	Production	Associated with	Req.	Effects	Placement
Borobudur	475	Majapahit	Bureaucracy Gamelan	+3 Happiness. +2 Food and +2 Happiness on Quarters in this Settlement.	Adjacent to a Coast tile.
Brihadeeswarar Temple	475	Chola	Diplomatic Service Monsoon Winds	+3 Influence. All Buildings with an active adjacency receive +1 Happiness adjacency with Navigable Rivers.	On a minor River or adjacent to a Navigable River.
El Escorial	475	Spanish	Colonialism II New World Riches II	+3 Happiness. Has 3 Relic slots. +1 Settlement Limit. +4 Happiness on Cities within 7 tiles of this Wonder.	On a Rough tile.
Erdene Zuu	400	Mongolian	Authority II Yassa II	+2 Culture. Training a Cavalry Unit grants Culture equal to 25% of its cost.	On a Flat tile.
Forbidden City	550	Ming	Imperialism II Da Ming Lu II	+4 Culture. +1 Culture and +1 Gold on all Fortifications.	Adjacent to a District.
Grand Bazaar	400		Economics	+2 Gold. +2 Resource slots. +3 Gold on homelands exotic Resource tiles.	Adjacent to a District in the homelands.
Hale o Keawe	400	Hawaiian	Inspiration He'e nalu II	+2 Culture. +1 Culture on water Buildings. Has 3 Relic slots.	Adjacent to Coast, but not adjacent to Tundra.
Havana Harbor	400	Pirate	Ports of Call II	+3 Gold Increased Economic Attribute. Generates Treasure Convoys worth a set amount of Treasure Fleet points.	In distant lands on coastal tiles, adjacent to non-lake tiles.
House of Wisdom	475	Abbasid	Society II Al-Jabr II	+3 Science. Gain 1 Relic. +2 Science on Great Works. Has 3 Relic slots.	Adjacent to an Urban District.
Machu Pikchu	550	Incan	Urban Planning Mit'a II	+4 Gold. Buildings gain a +1 Culture and +1 Gold Adjacency for Mountains.	On a Grassland or Tropical Mountain tile.
Nan Madol	400		Feudalism	+3 Culture, +3 Production, and +3 Happiness on the Palace and City Hall on islands (a landmass with a maximum of 15 tiles).	An island City on Coast adjacent to land.
Notre Dame	550		Social Class II	+4 Happiness. All Specialists provide +3 Culture during Celebrations. Start a Celebration immediately upon completion.	Adjacent to a River and a District
Reykjaholt Reykjaholt		Icelandic
Rila Monastery	550	Bulgarian	Heraldry Tarnovo Schools	+4 Culture. Has 3 Relic slots. Receive a Relic every time you build a Wonder, including this one.	Not adjacent to a District.
Serpent Mound	550	Shawnee	Astronomy Wiyehi Simekofi	+4 Influence. +3 Science and +2 Production to all Unique Improvements in this Settlement.	On a Grassland tile.
Shwedagon Zedi Daw	550		Education	+4 Science. +2 Science on all Rural tiles in this Settlement that have at least 1 Happiness. +1 Wildcard Attribute Point.	Adjacent to a Lake.
Thành Huế	550	Vietnamese	Castles Thành Hoàng	+4 Culture. +1 Specialist Limit in Cities with 7 Walls of the current Age. Acts as a Fortified District that must be conquered.	Adjacent to Medieval Walls in a City with 7 Medieval Walls.
Wat Xieng Thong	400		Piety	+2 Culture. Receive 200 Gold every time you obtain a Great Work.	Adjacent to a River.
Tomb of Askia	400	Songhai	Mercantilism Ships of the Desert	+2 Gold. +2 Resource Capacity in this Settlement. +2 Gold and +2 Production in this Settlement for every Resource assigned to it.	On a Desert tile.
White Tower	400	Norman	Sovereignty II Domesday Book II	+4 Happiness. +4 Happiness in this Settlement for every Tradition slotted in your Government.	Adjacent to a City Hall.

Governments

Government	Celebration effects
Feudal Monarchy	+20% Food for 10 turns. +30% Production towards training Cavalry and Naval Units for 10 turns.
Plutocracy	+20% Gold for 10 turns. +30% Production towards overbuilding for 10 turns.
Theocracy	+20% Culture for 10 turns. +40% Production towards Civilian and Support Units for 10 turns.
Constitutional Monarchy	+40% Gold for 10 turns. +100% Influence towards initiating Endeavors for 10 turns.
Revolutionary Republic	+20% Culture and Science for 10 turns. +100% Influence towards initiating Sanctions for 10 turns.
Revolutionary Authoritarianism	+100% Production towards Military Units for 10 turns. +6 War Support on Wars you declare for 10 turns.

Social Policies

Social Policies

Social Policy	Required Civic	Effects
Bourgeoisie	Social Class II	+4 Culture and +4 Gold in homeland Cities.
Charters	Colonialism	+1 Gold on each Gold adjacency.
Chivalry	Social Class	+30% Production towards training Cavalry Units.
Colonial Surplus	Colonialism	+1 Production on each Production adjacency.
Commune	Piety	+20% Production towards overbuilding. +3 Combat Strength for Fortified Districts.
Commissioned Officers	Imperialism II	+30% Commander experience. +1 Movement for fleets and armies.
Constitution	Bureaucracy	+25% Food and +25% Happiness towards maintaining Specialists.
De Facto	Sovereignty II	+3 Combat Strength for all Units in distant lands. Units Heal +5 HP.
De Jure	Sovereignty II	+3 Combat Strength for all Units in homelands.
Divine Right	Sovereignty	+10 Happiness and +4 Influence on the Palace.
Enlightenment	Social Class	+1 Science on each Science adjacency.
Evangelism	Theology	+1 Civilian Movement. +1 Missionary charge.
Heqin	Diplomatic Service	+5 Culture per Alliance.
Indenture	Imperialism	+1 Food on each Food adjacency.
Levies	Authority II	+25% Gold towards purchasing Military Units. -1 Gold maintenance for Units.
Maritime Law	Economics	+30% Production towards training Naval Units.
Metropole	Imperialism II	+1 Resource Capacity in homeland Cities. +10 Trade Range.
Patronage	Society	+1 Culture on each Culture adjacency.
Rationalism	Reformation	+15% Gold and +15% Science in your own Cities that are converted to your own religion.
Regulars	Sovereignty	+30% Production towards training Infantry and Ranged Units.
Religious Orders	Reformation	+15% Culture and +15% Happiness in your own Cities that are converted to your own religion.
Renaissance	Inspiration	+10% Production towards constructing Wonders +2 Culture on displayed Great Works.
Tariffs	Imperialism	+50% Trade income, but -3 Happiness in Cities.
Trade Winds	Mercantilism	+1 Gold and +1 Happiness for every imported Resource.
Uposatha	Society	+1 Happiness on each Happiness adjacency.
Vassalage	Authority	+3 Culture and +3 Gold for every City-State you are suzerain of.
Yeomanry	Social Class II	+4 Food and +4 Production in distant land Towns.

Traditions

Tradition	Civilization	Required Civic	Effects
City of Peace	Abbasid	Round City II	All Buildings receive a +1 Science Adjacency with the City Hall and Palace.
Sales and Trade		Mawla II	+1 Gold and Science for each Resource assigned to Cities with at least 5 Specialists.
Compendious Book		Al-Jabr	+2 Science and Happiness in Towns.
False Retreat	Bulgarian	Seven Tribes	When pillaging Improvements, all Towns receive Food equal to 50% of the yield or HP gained. All Military Units lose -3 Combat Strength against Fortified Districts.
Iconolatry		Tarnovo Schools II	Great Works provide increased Happiness and Gold.
Stratagems		Tsarstvie II	Increased Yields from Pillagiing.
Devakoshta	Chola	Kanakam	+3 Culture on Gold Buildings.
Marakkalam		Digvijaya	-2 Gold maintenance for Naval Units.
Angadi		Monsoon Winds	+4 Gold in Settlements other than your Capital if they have a water Building.
Kapa	Hawaiian	Mana II	+50% Production towards constructing Culture Buildings.
Ahupua'a		Ohana	+4 Food on Culture Buildings.
Ho'okupu		He'e nalu	+1 Culture on Marine terrain.
Tirakuna	Incan	Mit'a	+15% Food in Settlements with their City Center adjacent to a Mountain or with 3 worked Mountain tiles.
Qullqa		Qhapaq Ñan II	Receive +25% of the Gold from Trade income as Food.
Quipu		Qhapaq Ñan	Settlements receive +0.5 Gold for every Urban Population and +0.5 Production for every Rural Population.
Negarakertagama	Majapahit	Aliran Kepercayaan	+33% Food towards maintaining Specialists.
Panji		Wayang	+1 Culture from Specialists not in your Capital.
Subak		Nusantara	+1 Culture and +1 Production on Marine terrain.
Divine Engine Division	Ming	Nine Garrisons	+2 Science in Settlements with a garrisoned Unit.
Baojia		Lijia	+1 Science for each Resource assigned to a City. This becomes +2 in Cities other than your Capital.
Grand Secretariat		Da Ming Lu	+2 Science on Gold Buildings and +2 Gold on Science Buildings.
Gerege	Mongolian	Ulus	+4 Happiness in Settlements not Founded by you for each Resource assigned to them.
Baghatur		Four Hounds II	+5 Combat Strength for Cavalry Units.
Jarlig		Yassa	+25% Production in Cities not Founded by you.
Palisading	Norman	Consuetudines et Justicie	+50% Production towards constructing Fortification Buildings.
Juré		Common Law	+4 Culture from the Palace and +2 Happiness from City Halls.
Servitium Debitum		Common Law II	-2 Gold maintenance for Cavalry Units.
Familia Regis		Common Law II	+2 Culture for every Tradition slotted into the Government.
Bayeux Tapestry		Domesday Book	+4 Culture in Settlements not Founded by you.
Press Gangs	Pirate	Articles of Agreement	+50% Production towards training Naval Units for every owned Fleet commander.
Merry Life and a Short One		Ports of Call	Receive Gold when defeating a Support Unit equal to the Unit's Production cost. Receive Gold when defeating a Naval Unit equal to 25% of the Unit's Production cost.
Black Flag		Enemy of All Nations	+100% Gold from plundering Trade Routes.
Bread Dance	Shawnee	Wiyehi Simekofi	+4 Culture in all Farming Towns and +4 Food in all Fishing Towns.
Kakawfe Pafkotaweta		Miyaska Latoweki	Every time a Storm, Flood, or Volcanic Eruption has provided Fertility this Age receive +1 Culture and +2 Gold. Improvements, Buildings, and Urban Districts do not get damaged by Storms.
Helikhilenawewipe		Telwatiki	+50% Influence towards the initiating and progressing the Befriend Independent project.
Takesiyake Yepepoki		Maleki Kintake	Cities receive +2 Production on Tundra, Desert, and Plains tiles.
Timbuktu	Songhai	Ships of the Desert	+2 Gold on Rough terrain and +2 Gold on Mines on Resources if there is at least 1 Gold Building in the City.
Mud Brick		Ships of the Desert II	+50% Production towards constructing Gold Buildings. +1 Gold and +1 Production on Gold Buildings on Desert or Plains.
Isa		Hi-Koi II	+5 Combat Strength and +2 Movement for all Units on Navigable Rivers.
Wakia		Kanta	+3 Gold per Trade Route.
Conquista	Spanish	Council of the Indies II	+4 Combat Strength for all Units in distant lands.
Cerro Rico		New World Riches	+1 Gold (or +3 Gold in distant lands) for each Resource.
Great and Most Fortunate Navy		Armada	+50% Production towards Naval Units. -1 Gold maintenance for Naval Units.
Cấm Binh	Vietnamese	Cấm Quân II	+2 Gold on Fortifications in Settlements with at least 1 Garrisoned Unit.
Con Kênh		Chữ Nôm II	+2 Culture to Food Buildings and +2 Food to Culture Buildings.
Ruộng Làng Xã		Thành Hoàng II	+10% Growth in Towns.

Crisis Policies

Crisis	Unlock Stage	Crisis Policy	Effects
Plague	The Death Ship	Divine Punishment	+5 Happiness in infected Settlements that follow your religion. These Settlements gain a Migrant when infected.
		Divine Mercy	Districts, Buildings and Improvements in Settlements that follow your religion are not damaged by minor outbreaks.
	Cargo	Humoralism	Gain Science when Physicians Treat the Sick on a tile with a Hospital.
		Plague Cults	Gain Culture when Physicians Treat the Sick on a tile with a Temple.
	A White Horse	Cordon Sanitaire	Buildings, Improvements and Districts in Settlements with a Commander Stationed are not damaged by major outbreaks.
		Lazarettos	Buildings, Improvements and Districts in Coastal Settlements with a Dungeon are not damaged by major outbreaks.
Revolts	Sacred and Profane	Religious Tolerance	+8 Happiness in Settlements that do not follow your religion. -2 charges on new Missionaries.
		Religious Zeal	-8 Happiness in Settlements that do not follow your religion. +2 charges on new Missionaries.
	Darkening Skies	Jizya	+4 Gold in Settlements not following your religion and -4 Happiness in distant land Settlements.
		Schism	+50% Influence towards Convert Settlement Espionage Actions. -4 Happiness in homeland Settlements.
	Cataclysm	Bhanaka	All Missionaries in your territory gain +1 Movement.
		Ius Reformandi	When you convert a Settlement you own, gain a Migrant and damage 3 Buildings in that Settlement.
		Liturgical Disputes	-4 Happiness in all Settlements following your religion.
Revolutions	The Bourgeoisie	Impoverished Nobility	+1 Gold maintenance for Military Units.
		Nouveau Riche	+50% Food and Happiness maintenance for Specialists.
		Religious Tax Exemptions	-2 Gold per displayed Relic.
		Tax Farming	-50% Gold in Towns.
	The New Elite	Gendarmerie	-4 Happiness in each City without a garrisoned Unit.
		Oppressive Tariffs	-1 Gold per Specialist.
		Strict Censorship	-10 Culture and Science in Cities.
		Weak Bureaucracy	-8 Influence.
	Into The Fire	Conscription Riots	-10 Happiness in all Cities while at War.
		Purged Officer Corp	-6 Combat Strength on all Military Units.
		Revolutionary Tribunal	-2 Settlement Limit.

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Related achievements

Coin Toss. Complete all Milestones of the Economic Legacy Path in Exploration. Coin toss is the practice of throwing a coin in the air and checking which side is showing when it lands, in order to randomly choose between two alternatives (heads and tails).

Relic Hunter. Complete all Milestones of the Cultural Legacy Path in Exploration. A reference to the Canadian adventure television series of the same name.

Science in the Suburbs. Complete all Milestones of the Scientific Legacy Path in Exploration. A possible reference to the line 'We saw the signs in the suburbs' from Arcade Fire's single 'Deep Blue'.

Settled the Score. Complete all Milestones of the Military Legacy Path in Exploration. A common English idiom meaning to take revenge or resolve a conflict, especially by force.

See also

• Exploration Age in other games

Civilization VII Ages [edit]
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