List of advances in Civ3

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The following is a list of advances in Civilization III and its expansions.

	Technology	Cost	Requires	Leads to	Enables	Obsoletes
	Advanced Flight	180	Flight Electronics Motorized Transportation	None	Helicopter Paratrooper	None
	Alphabet	5	None	Mathematics Writing	Curragh	None
	Amphibious War	120	Mass Production	None	Marine	None
	Astronomy	56	Education	Navigation Physics	Explorer Copernicus' Observatory Caravel	None
	Atomic Theory	200	Scientific Method	Electronics	None	None
	Banking	52	Education	Democracy (advance) Economics	Bank	None
	Bronze Working	3	None	Iron Working	Spearman Hoplite Numidian Mercenary Impi The Colossus	None
	Ceremonial Burial	2	None	Mysticism	Temple	None
	Chemistry	60	Gunpowder	Metallurgy Physics	None	None
	Chivalry	32	Monotheism Feudalism (advance)	None	Knight Rider Samurai War Elephant Knights Templar	None
	Code of Laws	10	Writing	The Republic	Courthouse	None
	Combustion	160	Refining Steel	Flight Mass Production	Destroyer Transport Cruiser	None
	Communism	120	Nationalism	None	Communism (government) Police Station	None
	Computers	260	None	The Laser Miniaturization	SETI program Research Lab Mech Infantry	None
	Construction	20	Mathematics Iron Working	None	The Great Wall Aqueduct Colosseum	None
	Currency	16	Mathematics	None	Marketplace	None
	Democracy	68	Printing Press Banking	Free Artistry	Democracy (government)	None
	Ecology	260	None	Recycling Synthetic Fibers	Mass Transit Solar Plant	None
	Economics	56	Banking	None	Smith's Trading Company	None
	Education	44	Theology	Astronomy Banking Music Theory	University	The Great Library The Temple of Artemis
	Electricity	140	Steam Power	Replaceable Parts Scientific Method	None	None
	Electronics	180	Atomic Theory	Advanced Flight	Hoover Dam Hydro Plant	None
	Engineering	36	Construction Mathematics	Invention	Trebuchet	None
	Espionage	90	Nationalism Industrialization	None	Intelligence Agency	None
	FascismC	130	Nationalism	None	Fascism (government)	None
	Feudalism	32	None	Chivalry Invention	Medieval Infantry Pikeman Sun Tzu's Art of War Feudalism (government)	None
	Fission	280	None	Nuclear Power Superconductor	The Manhattan Project The United Nations Nuclear Submarine	None
	Flight	180	Combustion	Advanced Flight	Bomber Fighter Flak Airport Airfield	The Colossus
	Free Artistry	52	Democracy (advance)	None	Shakespeare's Theater	None
	Genetics	320	Miniaturization	None	Cure for Cancer Longevity	None
	Gunpowder	48	Invention	Chemistry	Musketeer Musketman	None
	Horseback Riding	5	The Wheel Warrior Code	None	Horsemen Mounted Warrior	None
	Industrialization	120	Steam Power	The Corporation Espionage	Factory Coal Plant Universal Suffrage	None
	Integrated Defense	360	Superconductor Satellites Smart Weapons	None	Strategic Missile Defense	None
	Invention	44	Feudalism (advance) Engineering	Gunpowder	Leonardo's Workshop Longbowman	None
	Iron Working	6	Bronze Working	Construction	Immortals Legionary Swordsman	None
	IroncladsC	100	Steam Power	None	Ironclad	None
	Literature	10	Writing	None	The Great Library Library	None
	Magnetism	68	Physics	None	Frigate Galleon Man-O-War Privateer	The Great Lighthouse
	Map Making	12	Writing Pottery	None	Galley Harbor The Great Lighthouse	None
	Masonry	4	None	Mathematics	Palace Walls Outpost The Pyramids	None
	Mass Production	140	Combustion Replaceable Parts	Motorized Transportation	Battleship Carrier Submarine	None
	Mathematics	8	Alphabet Masonry	Construction Currency	Catapult	None
	Medicine	100	None	Sanitation Scientific Method	None	None
	Metallurgy	64	Chemistry	Military Tradition	Coastal Fortress Cannon	The Great Wall The Statue of Zeus
	Military Tradition	64	Metallurgy	None	Military Academy Cavalry Cossack	None
	Miniaturization	320	Computers	Genetics Robotics	Offshore Platform	None
	Monarchy	24	Warrior Code Polytheism	None	The Hanging Gardens Monarchy (government)	None
	Monotheism	36	None	Chivalry Theology	Cathedral	None
	Motorized Transportation	140	Mass Production	Advanced Flight	Panzer Tank	None
	Music Theory	40	Education	None	JS Bach's Cathedral	None
	Mysticism	4	Ceremonial Burial	Polytheism	The Oracle	None
	Nationalism	120	None	Communism (advance) Espionage Fascism (advance)	Rifleman	None
	Navigation	56	Astronomy	None	Magellan's Voyage	None
	Nuclear Power	280	Fission	The Laser	Nuclear Plant	None
	Philosophy	6	Writing	The Republic	None	None
	Physics	64	Astronomy Chemistry	Magnetism Theory of Gravity	None	None
	Polytheism	12	Mysticism	Monarchy (advance)	None	None
	Pottery	2	None	Map Making	Granary	None
	Printing Press	36	Theology	Democracy (advance)	None	None
	Radio	?	Electronics	Advanced Flight	None	None
	Recycling	240	Ecology	None	Recycling Center	None
	Refining	160	The Corporation	Combustion	None	None
	Replaceable Parts	140	Electricity	Mass Production	Guerilla Infantry Artillery	None
	Robotics	320	The Laser Miniaturization	None	Manufacturing Plant AEGIS Cruiser Radar Artillery	None
	Rocketry	240	None	Space Flight	SAM Missile Battery Mobile SAM Cruise Missile TOW Infantry F-15 Jet Fighter	None
	Sanitation	90	Medicine	None	Hospital	None
	Satellites	260	Space Flight	Integrated Defense Smart Weapons	SS Thrusters ICBM	None
	Scientific Method	100	Medicine Electricity	Atomic Theory	Theory of Evolution	None
	Smart Weapons	280	Satellites The Laser	Integrated Defense	None	None
	Space Flight	300	Rocketry	Satellites Superconductor	Apollo Program SS Cockpit SS Docking Bay SS Engine Tactical Nuke	None
	Stealth	300	Synthetic Fibers	None	Stealth Bomber Stealth Fighter	None
	Steam Power	120	None	Electricity Industrialization Ironclads	None	Knights Templar The Hanging Gardens
	Steel	140	The Corporation	Combustion	None	None
	Superconductor	300	Fission Space Flight	Integrated Defense	SS Fuel Cells SS Life Support System	None
	Synthetic Fibers	280	Ecology	Stealth	SS Exterior Casing SS Stasis Chamber SS Storage/Supply Modern Armor	None
	The Corporation	100	Industrialization	Refining Steel	None	None
	The Laser	280	Nuclear Power Computers	Robotics Smart Weapons	SS Planetary Party Lounge	None
	The Republic	28	Philosophy Code of Laws	None	Republic (government)	None
	The Wheel	4	None	Horseback Riding	Chariot War Chariot Three-Man Chariot	None
	Theology	40	Monotheism	Education Printing Press	Sistine Chapel	The Oracle
	Theory of Gravity	68	Physics	None	Newton's University	None
	Warrior Code	3	None	Horseback Riding Monarchy (advance)	Archer Bowman	None
	Writing	8	Alphabet	Code of Laws Literature Map Making Philosophy	None	None

• ^P - Added in Play the World
• ^C - Added in Conquests

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