Bronze Age

Bronze Age
Habitat	Ancient
Type	Civilization
Generator Stats
Base Cost	Ideas 2,070
Base Production	Ideas 2/sec
Requires	Metallurgy Writing
Chronology
Previous	Neolithic
Next	Iron Age

Bronze Age is the 3rd Civilization and the 3rd Ancient Civilization generator obtained in the Primary Simulation, which can generate Ideas Ideas. In this age, humans started using bronze to make their tools, and began pioneering new forms of learning like math, writing, and medicine.

Design

The Bronze Age generator is an anvil with a hammer and a bar of presumably Bronze with sparks flying out.

Description

"Following the Neolithic Age, the Bronze Age is marked by the invention of (what else?) smelted bronze, a blend of copper and tin. During this period, some civilizations develop writing systems, centralized governments, organized warfare, medicine, and religion."

Upgrades

Bronze Age has 21 upgrades, increasing the generator efficiency with a total x5.11365e29 multiplier.

Icon	Name	Description	Cost	Efficiency	Requires
	Papyrus	In Egypt's Nile delta, the stems of an aquatic grass are processed into stiff white fabric. Papyrus makes strong sails, ropes, and floor mats. But, above all, its use as a portable writing surface spreads the new material far and wide.	Ideas 1,520	20%	Writing Bronze Age
	Glass	Start with sand. Mix in ash and limestone. Apply intense furnace heat. This process creates glass—a clear, hard, brittle substance that's used to make everything from cups to windows. Advances in glassmaking will lead to the creation of mirrors and telescopes.	Ideas 2,532	10%	City Bronze Age
	Paper	The days of clay tablets, animal skins, and papyrus scrolls are over. Versatile and portable, wood-pulp paper is the new best thing to write on. In Europe, it will replace parchment.	Ideas 2,656	20%	Papyrus
	Bronze	With a range of bronze alloys containing various proportions of copper and tin, we can produce far stronger and more durable materials. Pure copper tools and weapons might as well be obsolete. We've entered a new age.	Ideas 2,760	30%	Bronze Age
	Nail	Sumerians and Egyptians are among the first to forge simple, square nails out of bronze.The pin-shaped fasteners—soon available in a range of sizes and forms—revolutionize carpentry by making structures, ships, tools, and other objects sturdier.	Ideas 3,552	20%	Bronze
	Iron	Humans learn to smelt iron from iron ore, an abundant heavy metal that will bring an end to the Bronze Age and begin a new era. We will soon be forging steel, a game-changing alloy of iron and carbon.	Ideas 6,900	40%	Bronze
	Zero	Numerical values like 61, 601, and 6001 are confusing to compute until Babylonians invent a double-wedge symbol that marks a null position. In Maya and Hindu cultures, zero will become an integral concept in mathematics.	Ideas 16,560	10%	Arithmetic
	Cartography	Mapping our world, as we know it, involves charting precise positions of hills, rivers, cities, temples, burial grounds, and other landmarks. The first maps cover small areas—the Euphrates river valley or a European city. The globe is still unknown.	Ideas 21,520	30%	Papyrus
	Timekeeping	We know how to track days and years by the sun's position in the sky and months by the moon's phases. Astronomers plot out circles and lines to chart solar and lunar cycles precisely—12 months to a year. Some calendars are even etched onto shiny bronze bowls.	Ideas 71,520	50%	Cartography
	Philosophy	Philosophy literally translates to "love of wisdom". This innately human field of study seeks answers to the mysteries of existence, asking questions about reality, reason, the mind, the universe, and even knowledge itself.	Ideas 1.5e7	10,000%	Bronze Age Augmentations Console 50 Philosophy Artifact in Augmentations Console
	Medicine	Treating infections, genetic diseases, and accidental injuries involves herbs and draws on a rudimentary knowledge of the human body. Hardy individuals who survive into teenhood can expect to live another 15 to 20 years on average.	Ideas 4.92e7	50%	Bronze Age
	Anatomy	Preparing corpses for burial reveals every organ and fibre of the human body. But how do the pieces work in a living body? The heart's at the center, pumping blood through our veins, but what does the brain do? Anatomical mysteries will take centuries to solve.	Ideas 4.92e7	1,600%	Medicine Metabits 5e6 Ziggurat of Ur glitch
	Surgery	A living body that's badly injured or ailing—can it be repaired? Without killing the patient? One surgery that started in the Stone Age and is refined in the Bronze Age is trephination—cutting a hole in the skull to relieve pressure on the brain.	Ideas 4.92e7	2,000%	Anatomy
	Geometry	Our understanding of the world around us grows to include knowledge of volumes, shapes, and sizes. Without geometry, we'd never have been able to create better, bigger, and stronger buildings.	Ideas 5.33e10	100%	Arithmetic 100 Bronze Age
	Pulley	A rope suspended on a wheel reduces the force needed to lift heavy objects. The more ropes and wheels applied, the easier the lift. Pulleys are crucial to the construction of massive structures and transport of goods and materials.	Ideas 6e12	200%	50 Bronze Age Engineering
	Screw	The last simple machine invented is a large cylinder with threads in the shape of a helix, or spiral. Rotate the cylinder, and the threads trap water and move it forward—irrigating crops. The screw will transform building, food prep, manufacturing, and more.	Ideas 1.75e13	20%	Nail 50 Bronze Age
	Ziggurat of Ur	Sumerian kings amplify the power of their city-states by building ziggurats, or "mountains to the gods." The terraced complex of Ur is crowned by the temple of Nanna, the moon god of wisdom who saw the future as the past.	Ideas 1e16	2.75e10%	Bronze Age Metabits 5e6 Ziggurat of Ur glitch
	Code of Laws	The decrees of Babylonian kings, recorded on clay tablets, quell chaos and caprice by mandating consistent justice. Hammurabi's code—the longest at 282 laws—covers trade, labor, marriage, crime, and civil issues such as debt.	Ideas 3.2e22	2,500%	Philosophy
	Mummification	Believing death is a bridge between worlds, Egyptians perfect body preservation. Organ removal, desiccation by natron (natural salts), waxy wrappings dotted with amulets, an ornate mummy case—that's the premium burial package.	Ideas 4e25	3,200%	Anatomy Pyramids
	Trojan Horse	The union of a Trojan king's son and a Spartan king's wife sparks a war that will endure for millennia in literature. As the story goes, Greeks infiltrate and sack Troy by hiding inside a wooden gift horse. A true tale or tall tale? Perhaps a bit of both.	Ideas 1e29	2.5e7%	Chariot Darwinium 75 Trojan Horse Artifact in Augmentations Console
	Hanging Gardens	Imagine tiers of fruit trees and lush plants rising high above the desert, a royal garden defying belief on every level. With state-of-the-art irrigation and leak-proof rooftops, this world wonder will be written about for millennia, long after it disappears.	Ideas 1e31	3e8%	Irrigation Bronze Age Augmentations Console 150 Hanging Gardens Artifact in Augmentations Console

Achievements

Icon	Name	Description	Requires
	He Who Smelt It Dealt It	Bronze was harder and more durable than most metals of its time, and its invention paved the way for tools and goods that lasted longer, giving humans a new technological advantage.	25 Bronze Age
	Hanging Gardens	Mesopotamia was the birthplace of some of the world's most important early innovations, including the wheel, written language, and mathematics.	50 Bronze Age
	Walkin' In Memphis	The Ancient Egyptian city of Memphis was the largest city of the Bronze Age and was the capital of Egypt for eight dynasties.	100 Bronze Age
	Bronze-Age Daydream	Umbrellas were first invented in the Bronze Age.	150 Bronze Age
	Bronze Medal	The earliest known seafaring vessel is the Dover Bronze Age boat. It was discovered in the UK and dates back to the 1500s BC. It is thought to be the oldest intact boat in the world.	250 Bronze Age

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