Technology

What is Technology?
Technology is the method of advancing in the Age of Empires Series. Technologies are usually grouped into a few categories:
 * unit upgrades - upgrading from Clubmen to Axemen(Age I)
 * unit improvements - better armour or equipment for your units such as Chain Mail(Age II) or Counter-Infantry Rifling(Age III)
 * economy upgrades - upgrades that help Villagers or Fishing boats in carrying more or harvesting faster, eg Wheel(Age I) or Gill Nets(Age III)
 * building upgrades - more hitpoints, faster construction, more damage etc, eg Watch Tower upgrades and so on.

There are also a few technologies that are miscellaneous, or go into several categories. Examples include Age upgrades, or also the Wheel, whilst making your villagers got 1/3 faster (thus less time running back to the Storage Pit it also is a prerequisite for Chariots.