Religions

Buddhism

Requires

Philosophy
Obsoletes Ishtar Gate
Enables Syncretism
Can Construct Academy, The Great Library, Nalanda University
First to Discover Founds Buddhism
400Hindu Mandir, +1, +2
+1 if is State
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
80

Effects

01c6 Holy City (if State 01c9 ): +3 0115
01c6 All Cities (if State 01c9 ): +1 0115
01c6 Founder Receives Buddhist Bhikku (2)
01c6 Founded when a Hindu Temple is built

Buildings

Buddhist Stupa, +1, +2
+1 if is State
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
80Buddhist Chaitya, +25%
+2 if is State
+25% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Buddhist Stupa (2 Total)
300 (Double Production Speed with Copper)Buddhist Sangha, +3
+10% with State Religion
Required to Train Buddhist Bhikku
60
Obsolete with PsychologyBuddhist Reliquary, +2
+15% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Buddhist Chaitya (1 Total)
160 (Double Production Speed with Gold)
Obsolete with TelevisionBuddhist Holy Site, +4
Team Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can be built by Great Prophet
Requires Buddhist Sangha (2 Total)
Requires Buddhist Sangha (In 50% Of All Cities)
Obsolete with Scientific MethodThe Mahabodhi, +5, +1 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
+1 from All Buildings
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Can be built by Great Prophet
Can only be Constructed in the Holy City.Jetavanaramaya, +2, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 from Artist in All Cities
Requires Aesthetics
350
Obsolete with HumanitiesNalanda University, +6, +2 (Great Scientist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+2 from All State Buildings
Requires Philosophy
400
Obsolete with PatronageBorobudur, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 from Priest in All Cities
Can turn 3 Citizens into Priest
Requires Artisanry
500 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with SociologyShwedagon Paya, +8, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Birth Rate is increased by Current Rate
Requires Ethics
500 (Double Production Speed with Gold)Prambanan, +6, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 per from resources
Requires Politics
500 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with StatecraftSalsal Buddha, +4, +2 (Great Merchant)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Commerce from Corporations
Requires Artisanry
400
Obsolete with MeasurementCheomseongdae, +6, +2 (Great Scientist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 per 10% Rate
Requires Scholarship
400
Obsolete with PhysicsHimeji Castle, +4, +2 (Great Statesman)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
City defense increases culture output in all cities
+1 per level of every fully fortified unit in the city
Requires Feudalism
600
Obsolete with Machine ToolsWat Preah Pisnulok, +8, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
All Buildings: +1
Requires Civil Service
600 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with Urban PlanningKhajuraho, +4, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 Population in All Cities
+1 from Priest in All Cities
Requires Civil Service
600 (Double Production Speed with Marble)
Obsolete with Civil LibertiesPotala Palace, +8, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 per Hill in city radius
Requires Statecraft
500
Obsolete with ElectricityItsukushima Shrine, +8, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 per Water tile in city radius
Requires Access to Coast
Requires Logistics
750
Obsolete with ElectronicsEmerald Buddha Temple, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
No in this City
Requires Urban Planning
800 (Double Production Speed with Gold)
Obsolete with Radio

History

Religious victory
01c6 Settle five Great Prophets, Artists or Statesmen in one of your cities
01c6 Control the five happiest cities in the world
01c6 Make sure there are 50 Buddhist cities in the world

    Buddhism is one of the world's major religions, with more that 350 million followers. Buddhism originated in India and has since spread throughout the subcontinent and into central and southeast Asia.

    Buddhism follows the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. Gautama lived from 620 to 540 BC. The Buddha ("enlightened one") sought to teach his followers to search for "Dharma," the truth. By doing so, they too would become enlightened and thus achieve "Nirvana," the perfect peace that would free one's soul from the unending cycle of death and rebirth that all men suffer.

    Three major schools of Buddhism survive today. Vajrayana believes that people can "speed up" enlightenment through "tantric" techniques such as yoga, mantras (chants), and various other rituals. Theravada and Mahayana are sutric schools that believe that one achieves enlightenment primarily through study of the Budda's teachings.

Catholicism

Requires

Doctrine
Obsoletes The Pantheon
Can Construct Reliquary
Enables Fanaticism
Can Construct Great Adobe Mosque
First to Discover Founds Catholicism
750Orthodoxy
Holy City (if State ): +3
All Cities (if State ): +1
Founded by First to Discover Ethics
Founder Receives a Orthodox MissionaryOrthodox Cathedral, +25%
+2 if is State
+25% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Orthodox Church (2 Total)
300 (Double Production Speed with Stone)

Effects

01c6 Holy City (if State 01c9 ): +3 0115
01c6 All Cities (if State 01c9 ): +1 0115
01c6 Founder Receives a Catholic Missionary
01c6 Founded when Christian civilizations control less than half of all Christian cities
01c6 Alternately founded by the first civilization to build an Orthodox Cathedral without controlling the Orthodox holy city

Buildings

Catholic Church, +1, +2
+1 if is State
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
80Catholic Cathedral, +25%
+2 if is State
+25% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Catholic Church (2 Total)
300 (Double Production Speed with Stone)Catholic Monastery, +3
+10% with State Religion
Required to Train Catholic Missionary
60
Obsolete with PsychologyCatholic Reliquary, +2
+15% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Catholic Cathedral (1 Total)
160 (Double Production Speed with Gold)
Obsolete with TelevisionCatholic Holy Site, +4
Team Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can be built by Great Prophet
Requires Catholic Monastery (2 Total)
Requires Catholic Monastery (In 50% Of All Cities)
Obsolete with Scientific MethodSaint Peter's Basilica, +5, +1 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Triggers The Apostolic Palace Global Elections
+100% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
+1 from All Buildings
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Can be built by Great Prophet
Can only be Constructed in the Holy City.Krak des Chevaliers, +4, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Free Castle in Every City
Defeated city defenders retreat to your capital
Requires Castle
Requires Fortification
500 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with Combined ArmsNotre Dame, +10, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Cities with State construct buildings +25% faster
Requires Commune
600 (Double Production Speed with Marble)
Obsolete with NationalismSanta Maria del Fiore, +6, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Birth Rate
Requires Patronage
500 (Double Production Speed with Marble)
Obsolete with RepresentationSan Marco Basilica, +6, +2 (Great Merchant)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 per Specialist in All Cities
Requires Harbor
Requires Finance
500
Obsolete with MeasurementThe Sistine Chapel, +10, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+2 per Specialist in All Cities
+5 from All State Buildings
Requires Humanities
600 (Double Production Speed with Marble)Versailles, +8, +2 (Great Statesman)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Free Estate in Every City
+2 Free Statesman
Requires Heritage
800 (Double Production Speed with Stone)El Escorial, +6, +2 (Great Statesman)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Provides for every acquired colony
+2 for every controlled Silver and Gold resource
Requires Exploration
700 (Double Production Speed with Silver)
Obsolete with ThermodynamicsTorre de Belem, +6, +2 (Great Merchant)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Foreign Trade Route Yield
Requires Access to Coast
Requires Optics
500
Obsolete with EngineGuadalupe Basilica, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Cannot be built on the same continent as the Catholic Shrine
+1 per Catholic city on the same continent
Requires Sociology
600Salt Cathedral, +6, +2 (Great Merchant)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
All Buildings: +2
Requires Geology
700 (Double Production Speed with Salt)
Obsolete with TourismLas Lajas Sanctuary, +4, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+10% unit heal rate in all cities
Requires Microbiology
1000 (Double Production Speed with Stone)Mole Antonelliana, +8, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+2 per Peak in city radius
Requires Assembly Line
1200 (Double Production Speed with Marble)Cristo Redentor, +5, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
No Anarchy
Minimal wait between Civics or State Religion changes
Requires Social Services
1000Sagrada Familia, +10, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 from Artist in All Cities
+25% converted when building
Requires Macroeconomics
2000 (Builds 50% Faster with Marble) (Builds 50% Faster with Stone)

History

Religious victory
01c6 Be the Pope for 100 turns
01c6 Control Saint Peter's Basilica and settle twelve Great Prophets in Catholic cities
01c6 Make sure that half of the world is controlled by Catholic civilizations

    Catholicism is one of the three major divisions (Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism) within Christianity. Catholicism and Orthodoxy got officially separated after many years of debates and arguments in the Great Schism in 1054

    Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole.

    For many the term usually refers to Christians and churches belonging to the Roman Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See. For others it refers to the churches of the first millennium, including, besides the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Assyrian Church of the East. And for others again it refers to "adhering to the catholic faith as it has been inherited from the earliest Christians ... seeking to restore the faith and order of the primitive church", as claimed by the Anglican Communion and the Reformation and post-Reformation churches.

    The Catholic claim of continuity is based on, among other factors, Apostolic succession, especially in conjunction with adherence to the Nicene Creed. In the sense of indicating historical continuity of faith and practice, the term "catholicism" is at times employed to mark a contrast to Protestantism, which tends to look solely to the Bible as interpreted on the principles of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation as its ultimate standard.

Confucianism

Requires

Contract
Enables Gold Trading via Diplomacy
Enables Vassal States
Can Train Skirmisher
Can Construct Mint
First to Discover Founds Confucianism
250

Effects

01c6 Holy City (if State 01c9 ): +3 0115
01c6 All Cities (if State 01c9 ): +1 0115
01c6 Founder Receives a Confucian Scholar
01c6 Missionaries cannot spread in civilizations that have a different state religion

Buildings

Confucian Miao, +1, +2
+1 if is State
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
80Confucian Guozijian, +25%
+2 if is State
+25% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Confucian Miao (2 Total)
300 (Double Production Speed with Stone)Confucian Academy, +3
+10% with State Religion
Required to Train Confucian Scholar
60
Obsolete with PsychologyConfucian Reliquary, +2
+15% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Confucian Guozijian (1 Total)
160 (Double Production Speed with Silver)
Obsolete with TelevisionConfucian Holy Site, +4
Team Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can be built by Great Prophet
Requires Confucian Academy (2 Total)
Requires Confucian Academy (In 50% Of All Cities)
Obsolete with Scientific MethodSan Kong, +5, +1 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
+1 from All Buildings
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Can be built by Great Prophet
Can only be Constructed in the Holy City.The Great Wall, +2, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Reduced enemy movement speed within the walls
Barbarian units take damage within the walls
Requires Construction
450 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with Combined ArmsTerracotta Army, +6, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+25% Military Unit Production
Unlimited experience from Barbarian Units
Victories against Barbarians contribute to Great General birth
Requires Arithmetics
150
Obsolete with FeudalismCheomseongdae, +6, +2 (Great Scientist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 per 10% Rate
Requires Scholarship
400
Obsolete with PhysicsThe Grand Canal, +2, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Flat River Tiles: +2
Requires a River
Requires Machinery
500
Obsolete with HydraulicsPorcelain Tower, +4, +2 (Great Merchant)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 from Statesman in All Cities
No open borders required for trade
Requires Printing
600
Obsolete with RailroadForbidden Palace, +6, +2 (Great Statesman)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Civic Upkeep Reduced by 33%
Requires Statecraft
800

History

Religious victory
01c6 Have friendly relations with five other civilizations
01c6 Build five wonders in the Confucian holy city
01c6 Control an army of 200 melee and gunpowder units

    Confucianism is an East Asian religion based upon the teachings of Confucius. Confucius (known in Chinese as Kong Fu Zi) lived between 552 and 479 BC. Confucius lived in China during an especially turbulent period, when the country lacked central leadership and various small states fought constantly for dominance. As much a philosopher and political theorist as a religious leader, Confucius sought to teach others the correct behavior for man in society. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality and strong family loyalty. He believed that each man had a place in society, and that each should behave righteously and correctly according to that place. This included the ruler, who needed to be devoted to the people rather than to personal aggrandizement.

    Confucianism grew in influence for the two centuries following Confucius' death, until it was rigidly suppressed during the Qin Dynasty, whose leaders saw it as a threat to their power. The Qin systematically destroyed the Confucian temples and burned all the Confucian books, including most of Confucius' writings. Virtually everything was lost, except for a cache of important books hidden in the walls of a believer's home. When these were discovered, the few remaining believers were able to rebuild and spread their religion. Eventually Confucianism became the state religion of China. It remained so until the Communists came into power in the 20th Century.

    Today, Confucianism is enjoying something of a revival, and many Chinese students (and students from around the world) study the great philosopher and his teachings. However, in modern times Confucianism is mostly studied as a philosophy rather than a religion (though it should be pointed out that there is no clear distinction between the two in Eastern thought).

Hinduism

Requires

Calendar
Centers World Map
Can Build a Plantation
Enables Manorialism
Can Construct The Hanging Gardens
First to Discover Founds Hinduism
180

Effects

01c6 Holy City (if State 01c9 ): +3 0115
01c6 All Cities (if State 01c9 ): +1 0115
01c6 Missionaries cannot spread in civilizations that have a different state religion

Buildings

Hindu Mandir, +1, +2
+1 if is State
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
80Hindu Kshetra, +25%
+2 if is State
+25% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Hindu Mandir (2 Total)
300 (Double Production Speed with Marble)Hindu Ashram, +3
+10% with State Religion
Required to Train Hindu Guru
60
Obsolete with PsychologyHindu Reliquary, +2
+15% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Hindu Kshetra (1 Total)
160 (Double Production Speed with Gold)
Obsolete with TelevisionHindu Holy Site, +4
Team Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can be built by Great Prophet
Requires Hindu Ashram (2 Total)
Requires Hindu Ashram (In 50% Of All Cities)
Obsolete with Scientific MethodVishwanath, +5, +1 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
+1 from All Buildings
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Can be built by Great Prophet
Can only be Constructed in the Holy City.Jetavanaramaya, +2, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 from Artist in All Cities
Requires Aesthetics
350
Obsolete with HumanitiesNalanda University, +6, +2 (Great Scientist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+2 from All State Buildings
Requires Philosophy
400
Obsolete with PatronageBorobudur, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 from Priest in All Cities
Can turn 3 Citizens into Priest
Requires Artisanry
500 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with SociologyShwedagon Paya, +8, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Birth Rate is increased by Current Rate
Requires Ethics
500 (Double Production Speed with Gold)Iron Pillar, +4, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Free Forge in Every City
Requires Forge
Requires Steel
500 (Double Production Speed with Iron)Prambanan, +6, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 per from resources
Requires Politics
500 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with StatecraftWat Preah Pisnulok, +8, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
All Buildings: +1
Requires Civil Service
600 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with Urban PlanningKhajuraho, +4, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 Population in All Cities
+1 from Priest in All Cities
Requires Civil Service
600 (Double Production Speed with Marble)
Obsolete with Civil LibertiesVijaya Stambha, +6, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Free City Garrison I Promotion for Units Built in this City
+50% Great General Emergence
Requires Companies
500 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with Replaceable PartsHarmandir Sahib, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
All units built in cities with state religion receive +2 experience
Requires Combined Arms
800 (Double Production Speed with Gold)

History

Religious victory
01c6 Settle five different great people in the Hindu holy city
01c6 Experience three Golden Ages
01c6 Make sure that the five largest cities in the world are Hindu

    Hinduism is considered to be the oldest religion still in practice. Its roots can be traced back to the Rig-Veda, a collection of over 1000 religious hymns written about 3500 years ago in Sanskrit. Today Hinduism has approximately one billion followers, most concentrated in the Indian subcontinent.

    Hinduism believes that man needs to strive for self-realization in order to once again become part of the Ultimate Reality, which is God. All things are God - each man suffers only because he has forgotten that. Until he remembers, his soul remains in bondage, and he must suffer the eternal cycle of death and rebirth into this world.

    Perhaps the most interesting part of Hindu thought is that there is no one true path to self-realization. Any kind of spiritual practice followed with faith and love will lead one to this enlightenment. Hindus have a rich pantheon of deities, all of whom are but a different aspect of the one God. Many contemporary Hindus believe in a Holy Trinity, consisting of Brahma the Creator, Vishnu the Preserver, and Shiva the Destroyer - all are equal, all are faces of the One. Other Hindus have different interpretations, some citing one god as God and others as subordinates.

    Despite these differences, there is little conflict between the various schools of thought. For, as Krishna, avatar of Vishnu, said, "Whatever deity or form a devotee worships, I make his faith steady."

Islam

Requires

Theology
Obsoletes Tomb
Obsoletes The Temple of Artemis
Enables Theocracy
Can Train Religious Persecutor
Can Construct The Spiral Minaret, Dome of the Rock
First to Discover Founds Islam
600

Effects

01c6 Holy City (if State 01c9 ): +3 0115
01c6 All Cities (if State 01c9 ): +1 0115
01c6 Founder Receives a Islamic Imam

Buildings

Islamic Mosque, +1, +2
+1 if is State
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
80Islamic Grand Mosque, +25%
+2 if is State
+25% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Islamic Mosque (2 Total)
300 (Double Production Speed with Marble)Islamic Madrassa, +3
+10% with State Religion
Required to Train Islamic Imam
60
Obsolete with PsychologyIslamic Reliquary, +2
+15% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Islamic Grand Mosque (1 Total)
160 (Double Production Speed with Gold)
Obsolete with TelevisionIslamic Holy Site, +4
Team Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can be built by Great Prophet
Requires Islamic Madrassa (2 Total)
Requires Islamic Madrassa (In 50% Of All Cities)
Obsolete with Scientific MethodThe Masjid al-Haram, +5, +1 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
+1 from All Buildings
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Can be built by Great Prophet
Can only be Constructed in the Holy City.La Mezquita, +6, +2 (Great Scientist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+2 Free Specialists
Requires Education
400
Obsolete with Scientific MethodGreat Adobe Mosque, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Can turn 2 Citizens into Priest
+1 on Desert and Semidesert
Requires Doctrine
Requires Ivory
600 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with MeasurementThe Spiral Minaret, +8, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
All Buildings provide Religion Effect if State present
Requires Theology
600 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with EconomicsDome of the Rock, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Extra Commerce for State Buildings
+1 Free Priest
Requires The Temple of Solomon
Requires Theology
100House of Wisdom, +8, +2 (Great Scientist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Settling Great People also grants free technologies
Requires Library
Requires Alchemy
350
Obsolete with OpticsKrak des Chevaliers, +4, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Free Castle in Every City
Defeated city defenders retreat to your capital
Requires Castle
Requires Fortification
500 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with Combined ArmsUniversity of Sankore, +8, +2 (Great Scientist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Receive additional when trading technologies
Requires Scholarship
Requires Ivory
600 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with Scientific MethodAlamut Fortress, +4, +2 (Great Statesman)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
New Espionage Units Receive +10 Experience Points
Requires Compass
400 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with Combined ArmsTopkapi Palace, +6, +2 (Great Statesman)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Extra initial production in conquered cities
Requires Judiciary
600
Obsolete with NationalismGur-e-Amir, +6, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
City receives additional based on the plundered from captured cities
Requires Compass
Requires Gems
400
Obsolete with SociologyThe Red Fort, +4, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Enemies suffer +100% War Weariness
Requires Logistics
600 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with BallisticsThe Taj Mahal, +10, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Starts a Golden Age
Requires Urban Planning
800 (Double Production Speed with Marble)Blue Mosque, +6, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
At most 1 from temporary effects
Requires Academia
750 (Double Production Speed with Marble)
Obsolete with ConsumerismHarmandir Sahib, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
All units built in cities with state religion receive +2 experience
Requires Combined Arms
800 (Double Production Speed with Gold)Image of the World Square, +8, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 trade route per culture level
Requires Geography
750
Obsolete with GeopoliticsShalimar Gardens, +5, +6, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Excess counts as
Requires Horticulture
750
Obsolete with Social Services

History

Religious victory
01c6 Spread Islam to 40% of the world's population
01c6 Settle seven great people in the Islamic holy city
01c6 Control five shrines and five holy sites

    "Islam" means "the submission to God." It is the world's second largest religion. Most adherents can be found in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, but Islam has a strong presence in Europe as well. Muslims - followers of Islam - believe that there is only one God ("Allah" in Arabic), and that over the years he has revealed his desires to a number of great prophets: Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad. The last and greatest of prophets, Muhammad has written down God's direct words in the Koran, which is the only true guide to a holy life.

    Muhammad was born in the city of Mecca (which is now part of Saudi Arabia). He lived from 570 to 632. He began life as a merchant, but during his 40th year he experienced a series of visions from God, who commanded him to memorize the verses that would later make up the Koran. Muhammad revealed his visions to others and he gained followers. He and his followers were reviled and attacked by those who did not believe, but they were following the path that God had set for them and emerged triumphant, eventually unifying all of Arabia under one rule. After Muhammad's death, his words spread throughout the Middle East and far beyond.

    Since Muhammad, Islam has broken into a number of branches, the three most prominent being the Sunni, Shi'ite and Kharijite. These schools disagree on the correct succession of authority after Muhammad's death - a matter of great religious and political importance to Islam.

    All Muslims believe in the "Five Pillars of Islam," which state that one must do the following to achieve salvation: acknowledge that there is no god but God, and Muhammad is his Prophet; pray daily to God at the five established times; give a portion of one's wealth to the poor; fast from dawn to dusk during the month of Ramadan; and make a pilgrimage to Mecca during the holy month of Dhul Hijjah.

Judaism

Requires

Effects

01c6 Holy City (if State 01c9 ): +3 0115
01c6 All Cities (if State 01c9 ): +1 0115
01c6 Missionaries cannot spread in civilizations that have a different state religion
01c6 Converting to this religion requires controlling its holy city

Buildings

Jewish Synagogue, +1, +2
+1 if is State
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
80Jewish Sanhedrin, +25%
+2 if is State
+25% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Jewish Synagogue (2 Total)
300 (Double Production Speed with Stone)Jewish Yeshiva, +3
+10% with State Religion
Required to Train Jewish Rabbi
60
Obsolete with PsychologyJewish Reliquary, +2
+15% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Jewish Sanhedrin (1 Total)
160 (Double Production Speed with Silver)
Obsolete with TelevisionJewish Holy Site, +4
Team Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can be built by Great Prophet
Requires Jewish Yeshiva (2 Total)
Requires Jewish Yeshiva (In 50% Of All Cities)
Obsolete with Scientific MethodThe Temple of Solomon, +5, +1 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
+1 from All Buildings
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Can be built by Great Prophet
Required to Build Dome of the Rock
Can only be Constructed in the Holy City.Al Khazneh, +6, +2 (Great Merchant)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 Trade Routes in All Cities
Requires Oasis in city radius
Requires Currency
250
Obsolete with FinanceOld Synagogue, +4, +2 (Great Merchant)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+2 from Jewish religious buildings
Requires Commune
400 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with Social Services

History

Religious victory
01c6 Settle 15 Great Prophets, Scientists and Statesmen in Jewish cities
01c6 Have legendary culture in the Jewish holy city
01c6 Have friendly relations with six other civilizations with Judaism in their cities

    Born perhaps 4000 years ago, Judaism is one of the oldest religious traditions practiced today, the first known religion to embrace monotheism and one of the most influential in history. Born in the "cradle of religions," the Middle East, Judaism provided the foundations for Christianity and Islam, two other "Abrahamic" religions.

    Judaism is the religion of the Jews, originally a Semitic tribe that lived in an area of the Middle East roughly centered on the ancient city of Jerusalem. Over time their central beliefs were written down in the Bible (Old Testament), which contains the history of the Jews, as well as the words of prophets and kings. Most importantly, the Bible teaches the children of Israel how to live according to God's wishes.

    These are the central beliefs of Judaism. There is only one God and you must not worship any other gods before Him. God is all powerful, all knowing, and eternal. Each man prays to God directly, without the need for an intermediary. People can atone for sins through words and deeds. God has chosen the Jewish people to be in a covenant with Him, and some day God will send a Messiah to bring all of the chosen people back to Israel and usher in an era of peace and prosperity to the Earth.

    Judaism is a remarkably strong and resilient faith. Throughout history the Jews have been oppressed and enslaved by a series of conquerors. They have been taken from their homeland and scattered across Europe, Africa and Asia. They have been the targets of a program of unbelievably brutal genocide. But throughout it all, the Jews have remained faithful to their religion and their God.

Orthodoxy

Requires

Ethics
Obsoletes The Oracle
Enables Monasticism
Can Construct Floating Gardens, Shwedagon Paya, Mount Athos
First to Discover Founds Orthodoxy
450

Effects

01c6 Holy City (if State 01c9 ): +3 0115
01c6 All Cities (if State 01c9 ): +1 0115
01c6 Founder Receives a Orthodox Missionary

Buildings

Orthodox Church, +1, +2
+1 if is State
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
80Orthodox Cathedral, +25%
+2 if is State
+25% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Orthodox Church (2 Total)
300 (Double Production Speed with Stone)Orthodox Monastery, +3
+10% with State Religion
Required to Train Orthodox Missionary
60
Obsolete with PsychologyOrthodox Reliquary, +2
+15% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Orthodox Cathedral (1 Total)
160 (Double Production Speed with Gold)
Obsolete with TelevisionOrthodox Holy Site, +4
Team Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can be built by Great Prophet
Requires Orthodox Monastery (2 Total)
Requires Orthodox Monastery (In 50% Of All Cities)
Obsolete with Scientific MethodChurch of the Anastasis, +5, +1 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
+1 from All Buildings
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Can be built by Great Prophet
Can only be Constructed in the Holy City.Theodosian Walls, +2, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Heals Units Extra 20% Damage/Turn
100% Defense (Except vs. Gunpowder-based Units)
+1 Free Engineer
Requires Architecture
600 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with Logistics (Except defensive bonus)The Hagia Sophia, +8, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 per City with
Requires Architecture
600 (Double Production Speed with Marble)
Obsolete with CollectivismMount Athos, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Double from Buildings
Requires Ethics
400
Obsolete with AcademiaMonolithic Church, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+2 from Priest in All Cities
Requires Guilds
Requires Incense
400 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with GeologySaint Sophia's Cathedral, +6, +2 (Great Statesman)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Free Skirmish promotion for Melee, Light Cavalry, and Heavy Cavalry units
Requires Guilds
Requires Fur
200
Obsolete with StatecraftTopkapi Palace, +6, +2 (Great Statesman)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Extra initial production in conquered cities
Requires Judiciary
600
Obsolete with NationalismThe Kremlin, +6, +2 (Great Statesman)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
25% Defense in All Cities
Free Morale promotion for civilian units
Requires Gunpowder
600 (Double Production Speed with Stone)Blue Mosque, +6, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
At most 1 from temporary effects
Requires Academia
750 (Double Production Speed with Marble)
Obsolete with ConsumerismSt. Basil's Cathedral, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
All Buildings: +2
Requires Firearms
Requires Statecraft
800 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with CollectivismAmber Room, +6, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Other civilization are more willing to enter into defensive pacts
Shares golden ages of defensive pact partners
Requires Geology
750 (Double Production Speed with Amber)
Obsolete with Power Projection

History

Religious victory
01c6 Control four Orthodox Cathedrals
01c6 Make sure that the five most cultured cities in the world are Orthodox
01c6 Make sure there are no Catholic civilizations in the world

    Orthodoxy is one of the three major divisions (Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism) within Christianity. Catholicism and Orthodoxy got officially separated after many years of debates and arguments in the Great Schism in 1054

    In classical Christian usage, the term orthodox refers to a set of doctrines which gained prominence in the 4th century AD. The Roman Emperor Constantine I initiated a series of ecumenical councils to try to standardize what was by then, not a necessarily homogeneous religion in terms of theology. The most significant of these early debates was that between the Homoousian doctrine of Athanasius and Eustathius (Trinitarianism) and the Heteroousian doctrine of Arius and Eusebius (Arianism).

    The Homoousian doctrine gradually won out in the Roman Church and came to be referred to as orthodoxy in most Christian contexts, since this became the viewpoint of the majority (although, of course, many non-Trinitarian Christians still object to this terminology). Following the Great Schism, both the Western and Eastern churches continued to consider themselves uniquely orthodox and catholic. Over time the Western church gradually identified itself more with the "Catholic" label and Westerners gradually associated the "Orthodox" label more with the Eastern church (in some other languages the "Catholic" label is not necessarily identified with the Western church). In addition to the Eastern Orthodox Church, there also exists a separate Oriental Orthodox communion, as well as other smaller communions that are commonly associated with the "Orthodox" label.

    The Eastern Orthodox Church uses the original form of the Nicene Creed created at the First Council of Constantinople in 381, in contrast to the Roman Catholic church, which uses the Nicene creed with the addition of the phrase 'and the Son'. This change is one of many causes for the Great Schism formalized in 1054 by simultaneous proclamations of "Anathema" from the leadership of the Orthodox Churches in the East and the Bishop of Rome (Pope) in the West. This emphasis on the use of the original "creed" is shared today by all Eastern Orthodox Christians.

    The Orthodox Church is composed of several self-governing ecclesial bodies, each geographically and nationally distinct but theologically unified. Each self-governing (or autocephalous) body, often but not always encompassing a nation, is shepherded by a synod of bishops whose duty, among other things, is to preserve and teach the Apostolic and patristic traditions and related church practices. As in the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Assyrian Church of the East, Oriental Orthodoxy and some other churches, Orthodox bishops trace their lineage back to the Apostles through the process of Apostolic Succession.

Protestantism

Requires

Catholicism
Holy City (if State ): +3
All Cities (if State ): +1
Founded by First to Discover Doctrine
Founder Receives a Catholic Missionary
Founded when Christian civilizations control less than half of all Christian cities
Alternately founded by the first civilization to build an Orthodox Cathedral without controlling the Orthodox holy cityAcademia
Obsoletes School
Obsoletes Mount Athos
Can Construct University, Blue Mosque, Oxford University
First to Discover Founds Protestantism
1300

Effects

01c6 Holy City (if State 01c9 ): +3 0115
01c6 All Cities (if State 01c9 ): +1 0115
01c6 Founding Protestantism triggers the Reformation

Buildings

Protestant Church, +1, +2
+1 if is State
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
80Protestant Cathedral, +25%
+2 if is State
+25% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Protestant Church (2 Total)
300 (Double Production Speed with Stone)Protestant Seminary, +3
+10% with State Religion
Required to Train Protestant Missionary
60
Obsolete with PsychologyProtestant Reliquary, +2
+15% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Protestant Cathedral (1 Total)
160 (Double Production Speed with Gold)
Obsolete with TelevisionProtestant Holy Site, +4
Team Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can be built by Great Prophet
Requires Protestant Seminary (2 Total)
Requires Protestant Seminary (In 50% Of All Cities)
Obsolete with Scientific MethodAll Saints' Church, +5, +1 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
+1 from All Buildings
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Can be built by Great Prophet
Can only be Constructed in the Holy City.Saint Thomas Church, +6, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+2 in All Cities
Requires Humanities
500Oxford University, +6, +2 (Great Scientist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 per Specialist in All Cities
Requires Academia
600
Obsolete with PsychologyThe Bourse, +4, +2 (Great Merchant)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+2 Free Merchant
Requires Economics
600Amber Room, +6, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Other civilization are more willing to enter into defensive pacts
Shares golden ages of defensive pact partners
Requires Geology
750 (Double Production Speed with Amber)
Obsolete with Power ProjectionCristo Redentor, +5, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
No Anarchy
Minimal wait between Civics or State Religion changes
Requires Social Services
1000Crystal Cathedral, +6, +2 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 per 10% Rate
+2 from Priest in All Cities
Requires Television
1000

History

Religious victory
01c6 Be the first to discover Civil Liberties, Social Contract and Economics
01c6 Settle five Great Merchants and five Great Engineers in Protestant cities
01c6 Make sure at least half of all civilizations are Protestant or secular

    Protestantism is one of the three major divisions (Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism) within Christianity. It is a movement that began in northern Europe in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices.

    The doctrines of the various Protestant denominations and non-denominations vary, but most non-denominational doctrines include justification by grace through faith and not through works, known as Sola Fide, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the ultimate authority in matters of faith and order, known as Sola Scriptura, which is Latin for 'by scripture alone'.

    In the 16th century the followers of Martin Luther established the evangelical churches of Germany and Scandinavia. Reformed churches in Switzerland were established by John Calvin and more radical reformers such as Huldrych Zwingli. Thomas Cranmer reformed the Church of England and later John Knox established a more radical Calvinist communion in the Church of Scotland.

Taoism

Requires

Aesthetics
Obsoletes The Great Sphinx
Can Construct Jeweller, Temple of Kukulkan, Jetavanaramaya
First to Discover Founds Taoism
350

Effects

01c6 Holy City (if State 01c9 ): +3 0115
01c6 All Cities (if State 01c9 ): +1 0115
01c6 Founder Receives a Taoist Daoshi
01c6 Missionaries cannot spread in civilizations that have a different state religion
01c6 Converting to this religion requires controlling its holy city

Buildings

Taoist Guan, +1, +2
+1 if is State
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
80Taoist Gong, +25%
+2 if is State
+25% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Taoist Guan (2 Total)
300 (Double Production Speed with Copper)Taoist Dongtian, +3
+10% with State Religion
Required to Train Taoist Daoshi
60
Obsolete with PsychologyTaoist Reliquary, +2
+15% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Taoist Gong (1 Total)
160 (Double Production Speed with Jade)
Obsolete with TelevisionTaoist Holy Site, +4
Team Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can be built by Great Prophet
Requires Taoist Dongtian (2 Total)
Requires Taoist Dongtian (In 50% Of All Cities)
Obsolete with Scientific MethodThe Temple of Heaven, +5, +1 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
+1 from All Buildings
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Can be built by Great Prophet
Can only be Constructed in the Holy City.The Great Wall, +2, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Reduced enemy movement speed within the walls
Barbarian units take damage within the walls
Requires Construction
450 (Double Production Speed with Stone)
Obsolete with Combined ArmsTerracotta Army, +6, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+25% Military Unit Production
Unlimited experience from Barbarian Units
Victories against Barbarians contribute to Great General birth
Requires Arithmetics
150
Obsolete with FeudalismThe Grand Canal, +2, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Flat River Tiles: +2
Requires a River
Requires Machinery
500
Obsolete with HydraulicsPorcelain Tower, +4, +2 (Great Merchant)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+1 from Statesman in All Cities
No open borders required for trade
Requires Printing
600
Obsolete with RailroadForbidden Palace, +6, +2 (Great Statesman)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Civic Upkeep Reduced by 33%
Requires Statecraft
800

History

Religious victory
01c6 Have the highest life expectancy rating in the world for 100 turns
01c6 Have a Taoist population of 120
01c6 Have legendary culture in the Taoist holy city

    When discussing "Taoism," one must be careful to distinguish between the philosophy of Tao and the religion of Tao. The philosophy of Tao came first. According to tradition, the philosopher Lao-Tsu lived in the 4th Century BC. He wrote the "Tao Te Ching," which can be roughly translated as "The Book of the Way and its Virtue."

    The Tao Te Ching is written in verse. It is extremely subtle and difficult to understand. Many scholars have spent years trying to interpret it. The book can be (very primitively and probably inaccurately) summarized as follows: the "Tao" is what exists before everything else. It is formless, and from it all things are formed. Man must aspire to simplicity; only by discarding the useless trappings of culture and civilization can man return to his original state of emptiness - Tao - when all is possible. According to Lao-Tsu, "the sage has no heart of his own" - no intentions, no preconceptions, and no agenda.

    The religion of Taoism is based upon worship of Lao-Tsu as a deity. According to Taoist religious tradition, in 142 AD Lao-Tsu appeared to Zhang Daoling, a hermit, and told him that the world was coming to an end, and those who followed Lao-Tsu would go on to another, better life. Further, Lao-Tsu's followers would have access to the celestial powers that control the fate of mankind. Zhang preached Lao-Tsu's words and gained many converts.

    Over time, Taoism split into a number of schools. Some believed that they could change the world through talismans, alchemy, and magical spells. Some sought to achieve immortality through a Buddhist-like enlightenment. A variety of gods from Chinese folklore and Buddhist tradition were incorporated into the religion.

    Taoism spread widely throughout China, and it was the official state religion for a thousand years, until the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. The Communists virtually eradicated the religion in China during the Cultural Revolution (1960-76), when many of the temples were destroyed and the monks and priests sent to "reeducation" camps. In the 1980s China restored some religious tolerance, and Taoist temples are slowly being rebuilt and repaired.

    It is believed that many Chinese still practice Taoism in some form, despite the government's restrictions. Taoism is also practiced by some 31 million people outside of China, the largest group being in Taiwan. Its influence can be felt world-wide in the practices of acupuncture, herbalism, feng shui, and martial arts.

Zoroastrianism

Requires

Priesthood
Can Construct Monastery
Can Construct Sanctuary
Enables Clergy
Can Construct The Temple of Artemis
First to Discover Founds Zoroastrianism
275

Effects

01c6 Holy City (if State 01c9 ): +3 0115
01c6 All Cities (if State 01c9 ): +1 0115
01c6 Founder Receives a Zoroastrian Magus
01c6 Missionaries cannot spread in civilizations that have a different state religion

Buildings

Zoroastrian Fire Temple, +1, +2
+1 if is State
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
80Zoroastrian Royal Fire, +25%
+2 if is State
+25% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Zoroastrian Fire Temple (2 Total)
300 (Double Production Speed with Stone)Zoroastrian Pir, +3
+10% with State Religion
Required to Train Zoroastrian Magus
60
Obsolete with PsychologyZoroastrian Reliquary, +2
+15% with State Religion
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Requires Zoroastrian Royal Fire (1 Total)
160 (Double Production Speed with Silver)
Obsolete with TelevisionZoroastrian Holy Site, +4
Team Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can be built by Great Prophet
Requires Zoroastrian Pir (2 Total)
Requires Zoroastrian Pir (In 50% Of All Cities)
Obsolete with Scientific MethodAdur Farnbag, +5, +1 (Great Prophet)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+100% Trade Route Yield with Cities
+100% for State Religion effects
+1 from All Buildings
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest
Can turn 1 Citizen into Priest with State Religion
Can be built by Great Prophet
Can only be Constructed in the Holy City.Apadana Palace, +4, +2 (Great Engineer)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Free Monument in Every City
Workers Build Improvements +50% Faster
Requires Arithmetics
250 (Double Production Speed with Marble)
Obsolete with PoliticsThe Great Mausoleum, +10, +2 (Great Artist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
+50% Golden Age Length
Requires Cement
500 (Double Production Speed with Marble)
Obsolete with PatronageGondeshapur, +6, +2 (Great Scientist)
World Wonder (1 Allowed)
Free Medic I Promotion for Units Built in this City
+1 from Scientist in All Cities
Requires Medicine
400
Obsolete with Education

History

Religious victory
01c6 Acquire six Incense resources
01c6 Spread Zoroastrianism to 10% of the world's population
01c6 Have legendary culture in the Zoroastrian holy city

    Zoroastrianism or Mazdaism is known as one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. It was once the official religion of Sassanid Persia and played an important role in Achaemenid times. The prophet Zarathushtra, commonly known in the West as Zoroaster, lived in Persia no earlier than 1700 BC and no later than 600 BC, although Plato believed that Zoroaster lived some 6000 years previous to himself. Zoroastrianism is uniquely important in the history of religion because of its formative links to both Western Abrahamic and Eastern Dharmic religious traditions. Zoroaster's writings suggest a metaphysical dualism, but devotional monotheism, requiring adherence to Ahura Mazda. Many modern scholars believe that Zoroastrianism had a large influence on Judaism, Mithraism, Manichaeism, and Christianity because of Persia's connections to the Roman Empire and because of its earlier control over Israel under rulers such as Cyrus II the Great, Darius the Great and Xerxes I.

    When the Sassanid dynasty came into power in Iran in 228 AD, they aggressively promoted their Zoroastrian religion. During periods when the Sassanids captured provinces held by the Romans, they often built fire temples there. During periods of Sassanid suzernity over Armenia, the Persians made attempts to promote the religion there as well. By the 6th century, Zoroastrianism had spread to northern China via the Silk Road, gaining official status in a number of Chinese states. Zoroastrian temples still remained in Kaifeng and Zhenjiang as late as the 1130s, but by the 13th century the religion had faded from prominence in China.

    In the 7th century, the Sassanid dynasty was conquered by Muslim Arabs. Zoroastrianism, which was once dominant in a region stretching from Anatolia to Persian Gulf and Central Asia, did not have a powerful foreign champion as Christianity did in the Byzantine Empire, and so steadily lost influence and adherents in Iran under Muslim rule. Iranian Zoroastrians fled to India in large numbers, where they were offered refuge on condition that they abstain from missionary activities and marry only in their community. Although these strictures are centuries old, Parsis of the 21st century still do not accept converts and are endogamous. Zoroastrians in Iran are still persecuted by that nation's theocratic rulers, but even today one can find Zoroastrian communities living and practicing their faith there, such as in the province of Yazd, Kerman and Tehran.