Technology (Age of Empires)

This article is about the technologies in Age of Empires. For technologies in other games of the series, see Technology.

Listed below are all technologies available in Age of Empires. Unit and building upgrades are not included.

Stone Age

• Town Center
  • Tool Age

Tool Age

• Town Center
  • Bronze Age
• Storage Pit
  • Toolworking
  • Leather Armor Infantry
  • Leather Armor Archers
  • Leather Armor Cavalry
• Market
  • Woodworking
  • Stone Mining
  • Gold Mining
  • Domestication

Bronze Age

• Town Center
  • Iron Age
• Barracks
  • Short Sword
  • Broad Sword
• Storage Pit
  • Metalworking
  • Bronze Shield
  • Scale Armor Infantry
  • Scale Armor Archers
  • Scale Armor Cavalry
• Market
  • Artisanship
  • Wheel
  • Plow
• Government Center
  • Nobility
  • Writing
  • Architecture
  • Logistics (The Rise of Rome)
• Temple
  • Polytheism
  • Mysticism
  • Astrology

Iron Age

• Storage Pit
  • Metallurgy
  • Chain Mail Infantry
  • Chain Mail Archers
  • Chain Mail Cavalry
  • Iron Shield
  • Tower Shield (The Rise of Rome)
• Market
  • Craftsmanship
  • Siegecraft
  • Coinage
  • Irrigation
• Granary
• Government Center
  • Engineering
  • Aristocracy
  • Alchemy
  • Ballistics
• Temple
  • Medicine (The Rise of Rome)
  • Monotheism
  • Afterlife
  • Fanaticism
  • (The Rise of Rome)

Tech Tree

Stone Age	Tool Age		Bronze Age				Iron Age
Town Center
Villager
House
							Wonder
Dock
Fishing Boat	―		→	Fishing Ship				Fire Galley
Trade Boat	―		→	Merchant Ship
		Light Transport	―				→	Heavy Transport
		Scout Ship	→	War Galley			→	Trireme
							+	Catapult Trireme (req. Trireme)	→	Juggernaut (req. Engineering)
Granary
	+	Watch Tower	→	Sentry Tower			→	Guard Tower	→	Ballista Tower (req. Ballistics)
	+	Small Wall	→	Medium Wall			→	Fortification
	Market (req. Granary)
		Farm		Wheel
		Woodworking	→	Artisanship			→	Craftsmanship
		Domestication	→	Plow			→	Irrigation
		Gold Mining	―				→	Coinage
		Stone Mining	―				→	Siegecraft
			Temple (req. Market)
				Priest				Afterlife		Jihad
				Astrology		Polytheism		Monotheism		Medicine
				Mysticism				Fanaticism		Martyrdom
			Government Center (req. Market)
				Nobility		Architecture		Aristocracy		Alchemy
				Writing		Logistics		Ballistics		Engineering
Storage Pit
		Toolworking	→	Metalworking			→	Metallurgy
		Leather Armor	→	Scale Armor			→	Chain Mail
				Bronze Shield			→	Iron Shield	→	Tower Shield
Barracks
Clubman	→	Axeman	+	Short Swordsman	→	Broad Swordsman	→	Long Swordsman	→	Legion (req. Fanaticism)
		Slinger
	Archery Range (req. Barracks)
		Bowman	+	Improved Bowman	→	Composite Bowman		Horse Archer	→	Heavy Horse Archer (req. Chain Mail)
				Chariot Archer (req. Wheel)				Elephant Archer
			Siege Workshop (req. Archery Range)
				Stone Thrower			→	Catapult	→	Heavy Catapult (req. Siegecraft)
								Ballista	→	Helepolis (req. Craftsmanship)
	Stable (req. Barracks)
		Scout		Cavalry			→	Heavy Cavalry	→	Cataphract (req. Metallurgy)
				Chariot (req. Wheel)			→	Scythe Chariot (req. Nobility)
				Camel Rider		War Elephant	→	Armored Elephant (req. Iron Shield)
			Academy (req. Stable)
				Hoplite			→	Phalanx	→	Centurion (req. Aristocracy)
Units;   Buildings;   Technologies; The Rise of Rome only + Tech required to unlock the unit/building; → Tech to updgrade the unit/building