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- PALACE
- When people began concenating in cities, their governments became more
- structured and formalized as well. At an early stage, the ruler of the city
- established headquarters buildings where the business of running the city was
- conducted: citizens were interviewed, edicts were issued, taxes were collected
- and stored, and diplomacy was carried on. In many cases, these seats of
- governmental power also served as the living quarters of the ruler. In cities
- that were sufficiently wealthy, these headquarters often became PALACES,
- immense and imposing structures that were a source of civic pride, and which
- reinforced the aura of power attached to the ruler.
-
- PALACE2
- A center of administration and governmental power. The further cities are from
- a PALACE, the more corruption is likely.
-
- BARRACKS
- Warfare has been a recurring phenomenon in the history of civilization and
- continues to plague the world today. Those unprepared for war, either
- philosophically, materially, or technologically, soon fall out of the parade.
- Throughout history, warfare has been a prime agent of expansion. The neighbors
- of Rome joined the empire in most cases only after spirited hand-to-hand
- negotiations with Roman legions. When warring civilizations were closely
- matched in technology and material, victory normally went to the side with the
- best training, organization, morale, strategy, and tactics. The fostering of
- these skills and traditions took place in the BARRACKS.
-
- BARRACKS2
- New units are Veterans when produced at a city containing a BARRACKS, giving
- them advantages in combat against similar, non-Veteran units.
-
- GRANARY
- Cities became possible only when the development of agriculture made the supply
- of food more abundant and dependable. However, the new cities needed a way of
- stabilizing the food supply; seasonal crops had to be stored for later use. The
- GRANARY was designed for the storage and protection of food surpluses. The new
- agricultural techniques and the ability to store food meant that only some of
- the people had to work producing food for all. The rest could devote their time
- to dreaming up the alphabet, mathematics, computer games, and other important
- advances of civilization.
-
- GRANARY2
- Only 50% of food storage is used to create new population. Protects the city
- against the disaster of Famine.
-
- TEMPLE
- In ancient times, nearly every city had a TEMPLE consecrated to its own god,
- as well as those dedicated to other deities. But although today TEMPLES and
- churches are places of worship, to the Greeks, Romans, and others, TEMPLES
- were perceived primarily as dwelling places for their respective gods and
- goddesses. Here the deity was honored and revered, and here the faithful
- brought gifts of food, rare metals, and spices. Having a TEMPLE in their city
- comforted the people, and the wise ruler often invested in TEMPLES as soon as
- a city began to grow.
-
- TEMPLE2
- Unhappy people are made content (1 if you have Ceremonial Burial,
- 2 if Mysticism). This is doubled if you have the Oracle Wonder.
-
- MARKETPLACE
- As cities grew and prospered, trade between the farmers, artisans and craftsmen
- who lived in the vicinity contributed to the economic health of the city. It
- soon became apparent that the best means for conducting such activities was to
- have a central location, or MARKETPLACE, where those persons offering goods and
- services for sale, or seeking to find them, could meet. Here, among the tumult
- and bustle of the tents and stalls, people, wares, and livestock would all be
- gathered for display, trade and sale. As the MARKETPLACE grew in importance, so
- grew the economic vitality of the city itself.
-
- MARKETPLACE2
- Luxuries and tax revenues are increased by 50%.
-
- LIBRARY
- The development of WRITING meant that the accumulated knowledge of a society no
- longer needed to be memorized and passed along orally. It could be written
- down, stored, and consulted later. This made possible a great body of knowledge
- in written texts that could be transferred throughout the world. The storehouseTe
- for the accumulated texts was called a LIBRARY, after the Latin word liber,
- meaning book. The great LIBRARIES of the ancient world, especially the ones at
- Alexandria and Pergamum, became leading centers of science and scholarship. The
- librarians actively collected the books of the world, accelerating the spread
- of new knowledge.
-
- LIBRARY2
- Knowledge production increased by 50%.
-
- COURTHOUSE
- As kingdoms and empires grew, it became increasingly difficult for the ruler to
- maintain control over the more distant segments of the realm. To insure that
- the far-flung cities of the empire contributed their expected share to the
- coffers, local magistrates and courts were established. In the COURTHOUSE the
- ruler's representatives listened to the grievances of the people and meted out
- justice. Here the laws that governed social interaction were defined and
- enforced. The COURTHOUSE reduced crime, and thereby kept the local population
- productive and content. Unhappy and unproductive citizens were not willing
- taxpayers.
-
- COURTHOUSE2
- Reduces corruption in city by 50%.
-
- CITY WALLS
- Before the development, of large publicly-financed, centralized governments
- capable of supporting strong national armies, cities were normally left to their
- own devices for protection. As a result, many civilizations constructed WALLS
- around their cities to protect against invaders from other regions,
- or from bandits and pirates. CITY WALLS represented a major investment of
- resources and required many years to complete. But these WALLS transformed
- the city into a fortress, capable of withstanding all but the most
- determined attack.
-
- CITY WALLS2
- Defense bonus = +200%; no population loss when attacked.
-
- AQUEDUCT
- A major obstacle to growth in early cities was the scarcity of water. The
- answer to this problem in many cases was an AQUEDUCT: a large, elevated stone
- "canal" that brought water from nearby hills directly into the city. This
- assured a convenient and dependable supply of fresh water to the city.
- AQUEDUCTS allowed cities to grow to unprecedented size, while at the same time
- they reduced the incidence of water-borne disease. Not only were larger cities
- now possible, but cities could be placed in otherwise inhospitable places, such
- as Los Angeles, which is located in a desert.
-
- AQUEDUCT2
- A city without an AQUEDUCT may not grow beyond a size of 10.
-
- BANK
- A highly developed banking system is one of the hallmarks of an advanced
- civilization. BANKS lend money to individuals or groups of individuals,
- providing capital for industrial and real estate development. BANKS contribute
- to the economic growth of a city or region by stimulating the development of
- production facilities. In addition, individuals can invest their own surplus
- money and earn interest on it.
-
- BANK2
- Luxuries and tax revenue increased by 50%.
-
- CATHEDRAL
- Through the Dark Ages that followed the fall of the Roman Empire in Europe,
- a major influence in the revival of civilization was the Christian Church.
- Elsewhere, other great religions were also expanding their influence. In
- recognition of the importance of religion in local affairs, the largest
- European towns built CATHEDRALS, centers of religious study and worship,
- presided over by the local bishop. When completed, CATHEDRALS became the
- centers of social and cultural activity, as well as religious worship. They
- brought great pride, stability, and tradition to their community.
-
- CATHEDRAL2
- Four unhappy people are made content.
-
- UNIVERSITY
- A UNIVERSITY is an institution of higher education, offering courses of study
- to individuals seeking specialized instruction. In the West, UNIVERSITIES were
- first founded in the Middle Ages, mostly in cities that had important
- CATHEDRALS, to study the matters of interest to church leaders. The curricula
- quickly expanded to include classical art, literature, and languages. The
- modern UNIVERSITY has become a research powerhouse in addition to being an
- educational institution. Experiments are conducted in a wide variety of areas,
- including weaponry, computers, physics, and football.
-
- UNIVERSITY2
- Knowledge production increased by 50%.
-
- COLOSSEUM
- The original COLOSSEUM of Rome presented spectacles intended to entertain and
- divert the landless, jobless citizenry who were supported by massive handouts.
- As the Empire declined, the increasing barbarity of the spectacles came to
- reflect the moral bankruptcy of Rome. In the 20th Century, COLOSSEUMS have been
- revived, again to provide entertainment and diversion. The promotions today are
- music concerts and professional sports contests. However, the modern spectacles
- have not exhibited the barbarity of ancient times, with the notable exception
- of ice hockey games.
-
- COLOSSEUM2
- Three unhappy people changed to content in city.
-
- RECYCLING CNTR.
- As cities grew, they produced more and more refuse, until eventually the
- traditional dumping sites were filled. As a result, pollution gradually began
- spoiling the environment. To reverse this tide many cities installed RECYCLING
- CENTERS, where a large percentage of this trash was sorted, melted down, or
- otherwise reduced to reusable components that could be RECYCLED into the
- process of manufacturing new products. In this way, much of the city's trash
- ended up as raw material for production, not waste in a landfill.
-
- RECYCLING CNTR.2
- Reduces industrial pollution in city by two-thirds.
-
- FACTORY
- The development of the FACTORY evolved from the specialization of labor, where
- each worker learned only one step in the manufacturing process. When the worker
- became expert at that one task, the total production of the FACTORY increased.
- In Adam Smith's classic example from his book, The Wealth of Nations, a FACTORY
- of specialists made many more nails than one where each worker handcrafted
- nails one at a time. The FACTORY system was one prerequisite for the Industrial
- Revolution that soon followed.
-
- FACTORY2
- Production is increased by 50%.
-
- MFG. PLANT
- MANUFACTURING PLANTS were large industrial complexes that produced goods of
- all types, but especially durable consumer goods such as the AUTOMOBILE. A
- MANUFACTURING PLANT was essentially a large, sophisticated FACTORY. In
- addition to specialization of labor, it employed interchangeable parts,
- complex machinery, and assembly lines to gain efficiency and economies of
- scale. The result was highly productive workers and relatively low costs.
-
- MFG. PLANT2
- Production is increased by 100%.
-
- POWER PLANT
- POWER PLANTS burn fossil fuels, mainly oil and coal, to produce the heat
- and steam necessary to generate electricity. The importance of electric power
- is that each factory does not need a steam engine to power its machines.
- Centrally generated electricity is transmitted throughout the countryside to
- power machines everywhere. However, increasing demand for electricity requires
- the burning of ever greater amounts of fossil fuels, and this has led to
- problems with air pollution and acid rain. Since modern society cannot
- function without electricity, researchers are working to perfect other methods
- of power generation.
-
- POWER PLANT2
- Factory production is increased by 50%; high pollution level.
-
- HYDRO PLANT
- One alternative to fossil fuel power generation is the HYDROELECTRIC POWER
- PLANT. These use the energy of falling water to turn turbines at high speed
- and thereby generate electricity. Where water flow rates make HYDRO PLANTS
- practical, they offer safe and clean electricity, free of the pollution and
- acid rain caused by burning fossil fuels. HYDRO PLANTS are not free of
- problems, however. They create their own environmental disruptions, flooding
- large areas behind their dams, interrupting the normal flow of rivers, and
- destroying the habitats of wild animal species.
-
- HYDRO PLANT2
- Factory production is increased by 50%; existing pollution is reduced.
-
- NUCLEAR PLANT
- NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS burn atomic fuels through the process of nuclear fission
- to generate the heat and steam needed to produce electricity. Because it
- doesn't cause the pollution problems associated with the burning of fossil
- fuels, NUCLEAR POWER is being examined as a possible alternative to these
- "dirty" sources of energy. However, the extremely dangerous nature of Nuclear
- Fission creates its own hazards, including the risk of a meltdown of the
- nuclear reactor. While the future of NUCLEAR POWER is unclear now, continuing
- research in Nuclear Fusion may result in a safe and cheap source of power.
-
- NUCLEAR PLANT2
- Factory production is increased by 50%; low pollution level -- risk of
- MELTDOWN!
-
- MASS TRANSIT
- Within a few decades of the invention of the AUTOMOBILE, the horse and carriage
- disappeared from city streets. However, the AUTOMOBILE brought new problems,
- including air pollution and the release of large quantities of carbon monoxide
- into the atmosphere. As cities became larger and more crowded, travel around
- town became difficult and time consuming. The development of MASS TRANSIT,
- including buses, trolleys, subways, and light rail, led to a reduction in
- traffic and an accompanying reduction in pollution.
-
- MASS TRANSIT2
- Reduces pollution produced by city population.
-
- SDI DEFENSE
- The history of warfare has been a struggle between offense and defense, with
- sometimes one side having the upper hand, and sometimes the other. The
- development of nuclear weapons seemed to demonstrate that for the very first
- time, an offensive weapon existed for which there was no effective defense.
- SDI (Strategic Defense Initiative), however, could be the answer. Using either
- orbital laser weapons, or thousands of missile-launched "Brilliant Pebbles,"
- which are intended to collide with nuclear-tipped missiles in mid-air, SDI
- DEFENSE offers the real possibility of negating the threat posed by nuclear
- missiles.
-
- SDI DEFENSE2
- Protects city from nuclear weapons.
-
- SS MODULE
- The MODULES are the central features of your spaceship. There are three
- types: Habitation, Life Support, and Solar Panels. The Habitation MODULES
- each provide living space for 10,000 colonists. The Life Support MODULES
- each provide the food and other requirements for the colonists carried in one
- Habitation MODULE. One Solar Power MODULE provides enough energy to run two
- other MODULES. At the minimum, a succesful spaceship must contain one of each
- type of MODULE. To transport more than the minimum number of colonists
- possible you must build additional sets of MODULES.
-
- SS MODULE2
- Habitation and Life Support MODULES have a mass of 1,600 tons and Solar Panel
- MODULES have a mass of 400 tons. A spaceship may include a maximum of four
- MODULES of each type.
-
- SS COMPONENT
- The COMPONENTS provide the motive power of your spaceship. There are two types:
- Propulsion and Fuel. Propulsion COMPONENTS are the spaceship engines, providing
- the acceleration and deceleration needed for the journey. Fuel COMPONENTS are
- supplies of fuel, each sufficient for one Propulsion COMPONENT. The minimum a
- spaceship requires is one of each COMPONENT, but to arrive at the best speed,
- it requires many more of both.
-
- SS COMPONENT2
- Spaceship COMPONENTS have a mass of 400 tons each and a spaceship may include
- a maximum of eight of each type.
-
- SS STRUCTURAL
- The STRUCTURAL parts of your spaceship constitute the frame to which all other
- parts are attached. There must be sufficient STRUCTURE to connect the other
- parts together or the others cannot function. A MODULE or COMPONENT that is not
- connected by STRUCTURAL parts appears in a red box in the spaceship display.
- When enough STRUCTURAL parts are added, the red box disappears.
-
- SS STRUCTURAL2
- Spaceship STRUCTURAL parts each have a mass of 100 tons and a spaceship may
- include up to thirty-nine STRUCTURAL pieces.
-
- PYRAMIDS
- Built by the fourth dynasty of Eqyptian rulers on the Giza plateau outside
- modern-day Cairo, the PYRAMIDS represent the pinnacle of ancient Egyptian
- cultural achievement. These Wonders were burial tombs and monuments for the
- Pharaohs and may have required generations and tens of thousands of workers to
- complete. They were ancient monuments when visited by Herodutus, centuries
- before the time of Christ. They are the only one of the generally accepted
- seven wonders of the ancient world that still stand. The construction of the
- PYRAMIDS implied a highly stable government and well organized society.
-
- PYRAMIDS2
- Allows change of government without Anarchy;
- Makes available all forms of government. Both of these effects
- last until the development of COMMUNISM.
-
- HANGING GARDENS
- The HANGING GARDENS of Babylon are believed to have been a series of
- ascending, tiered gardens built within the palace to please a queen from a
- more verdant region. The gardens contained all manner of trees, shrubs, and
- vines, and appeared to be a large green mountain in a city built of sun-dried
- mud bricks. Pleasing to look at, cool to linger in, and a remarkable piece of
- engineering, the gardens were a distinctive feature of Babylon. They were
- written about by many visitors and were a great source of pride to the people.
-
- HANGING GARDENS2
- +1 happy face in each city, until the development of INVENTION.
-
- COLOSSUS
- The COLOSSUS of Rhodes was a bronze statue of Helios, the God of the Sun,
- erected near the city harbor. It stood over 100 feet high, about two-thirds the
- height of the Statue of Liberty. Unfortunately, it was knocked down by an
- earthquake only 56 years after its construction. Taking the counsel of an
- oracle, the city elected to leave the statue where it lay, and it stayed there
- for 900 years until sold for scrap by Muslims who plundered the city in 654
- A.D. Travelers from all over the ancient world came to Rhodes to see the
- Colossus, both when it stood and after it fell.
-
- COLOSSUS2
- +1 trade per trade square in the city, until the development of ELECTRICITY.
-
- LIGHTHOUSE
- The Pharos of Alexandria was a marble watch tower and LIGHTHOUSE built on an
- island in the harborof the city. Estimated to have been 300 feet high, the
- building was erected around 280 B.C. The primary function of the LIGHTHOUSE was
- to guide approaching ships to the harbor on an otherwise unmarked coast.
- Historians debate whether fires were burned on the top of the tower, or whether
- mirrors were used to reflect sunlight. Since ships rarely sailed along coasts
- at night, there may have been little need for light after dark. The Pharos was
- finally ruined in the 14th Century after having been damaged in several
- earthquakes.
-
- LIGHTHOUSE2
- Increases sea movement rates by 1 MP, until the development of MAGNETISM.
-
- GREAT LIBRARY
- The Royal GREAT LIBRARY of Alexandria was one of the two most important
- libraries of the ancient world. It was founded around 300 B.C. by Ptolemy I,
- and was greatly enhanced by the later Ptolemaic rulers, when Alexandria served
- as the cultural center of the Hellenistic world. The LIBRARY attempted to
- obtain copies of all known scrolls of any consequence, and it was said to have
- contained over 700,000 volumes. It became a center for learning as well as a
- repository of knowledge. The LIBRARY was ultimately destroyed by religious
- fanatics in 391 A.D. Only part of the catalog survives to tantalize us about
- the treasures it contained.
-
- GREAT LIBRARY2
- Gives you any technology that two other civilizations possess, until the
- development of the UNIVERSITY.
-
- ORACLE
- In ancient Greek religion, an ORACLE was a priest or priestess who transmitted
- a god's response to questions. The Oracle interpreted dreams, the actions of
- entranced persons, and physical signs found in the entrails of sacrificed
- animals. The most famous ORACLE was the shrine of Apollo at Delphi, located on
- the slopes of Mt. Parnassos. It was consulted for centuries by Greeks, Romans,
- and others about public policy and private matters. A priestess called the
- Pythia would, for a fee, make predictions for the future. These ecstatic
- pronouncements (oracles) became famous (or infamous) for their ambiguity.
-
- ORACLE2
- Doubles the effects of Temples, until the development of RELIGION.
-
- GREAT WALL
- The GREAT WALL of China, stretching from the Yellow Sea to the Asian deserts,
- was built over a period of approximately 1,800 years. Construction was not
- continual, but waxed and waned in response to barbarian threats from the north.
- The wall is 25 feet high and 12 feet thick; it runs 1,500 miles across northern
- China. The purpose of the GREAT WALL was to make it difficult for raiders to
- escape with their booty, and thereby discourage invasion. It was not intended
- to keep invaders out, because it would have been prohibitively expensive to
- keep it manned.
-
- GREAT WALL2
- Other civilizations always offer to make peace with you, until the development
- of GUNPOWDER.
-
- MAGELLAN'S EXPEDITION
- In 1519, Ferdinand Magellan sailed from Spain, seeking to reach the spice-rich
- Moluccas Islands of Indonesia by sailing west, instead of east. Although the
- leader was killed by natives in the Philippines, MAGELLAN'S EXPEDITION proved
- conclusively that the world was round, and, more importantly, that the Americas
- were indeed a New World. MAGELLAN'S EXPEDITION was one of the great sea voyages
- of history and it inspired further expeditions by other adventurers. Its
- discoveries opened new worlds and reduced the dangers to those who followed in
- its wake.
-
- MAGELLAN'S EXPEDITION2
- Increases sea movement by 1 MP.
-
- MICHELANGELO'S CHAPEL
- The beauty of Rome's Sistine Chapel, whose ceiling was painted by Michelangelo,
- has long served as a testament to the mixture of strong religious beliefs and
- the love of art which pervaded Renaissance Europe. The artist devoted four
- years to the work, which depicts important scenes from Genesis and other books
- of the Bible. Few visitors to MICHELANGELO'S CHAPEL failed to be moved by the
- artist's dedication to his subject, or his feeling for the nature of human
- struggle, suffering, and spiritual triumph.
-
- MICHELANGELO'S CHAPEL2
- Increases the effect of CATHEDRALS, until the development of COMMUNISM.
-
- COPERNICUS' OBSERVATORY
- Early in the 16th Century, Nicholas Copernicus rediscovered the heliocentric
- theory of planetary motion, which is the belief -- now known to be fact -- that
- the planets revolve around the Sun. The foundation of modern astronomy was this
- theory and the meticulous scientific data collected by Copernicus in his
- OBSERVATORY, a small room in an East Prussian Cathedral spire. The methods of
- his research and observation that led to his correct conclusion were also a
- rebirth of the scientific method and an important step in the advance of
- knowledge.
-
- COPERNICUS' OBSERVATORY2
- Doubles knowledge production in city, until the development of the AUTOMOBILE.
-
- SHAKESPEARE'S THEATRE
- Most of the plays of William Shakespeare were first performed at London's Globe
- Theatre during the 1600s. SHAKESPEARE'S THEATRE offered the people a diversion
- from their own troubles, delighting them instead with the tragedies, comedies,
- and triumphs acted out on stage. Similar theaters, such as the Comedie Francaise
- in Paris, and La Scala, the famed opera house of Milan, fulfilled similar
- roles, by offering entertainment to the citizens of their cities.
-
- SHAKESPEARE'S THEATRE2
- All unhappy people in city are content, until the development of ELECTRONICS.
-
- ISAAC NEWTON'S COLLEGE
- Sir Isaac Newton, a mathematician and physicist, is considered by many the
- greatest scientist of all time. He is credited for many important discoveries
- including the laws of gravity, the color spectrum of light, calculus, fluid
- dynamics, and an understanding of ocean tides. He also built the first
- reflecting telescope. For 32 years he held an important teaching post on the
- faculty of Cambridge University, continuing his own researches and instructing
- a generation of students.
-
- ISAAC NEWTON'S COLLEGE2
- Increases the benefit of LIBRARIES+UNIVERSITIES, until the development of
- NUCLEAR FISSION.
-
- J.S.BACH'S CATHEDRAL
- Few composers were more prolific or beloved than Johann Sebastian Bach, the
- best-known member of a gifted family of German musicians. Bach was perhaps the
- finest proponent of the baroque style of music, as demonstrated in his numerous
- choral and orchestral pieces. Bach was more renowned during his lifetime as an
- organist and music director of St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Saxony. But since
- his passing, his music has found a worldwide audience and appreciation.
-
- J.S.BACH'S CATHEDRAL2
- Decreases unhappy people on continent by 2 per city.
-
- DARWIN'S VOYAGE
- Charles Darwin, the main proponent of the theory of organic evolution, built up
- much of his evidence for natural selection while aboard the H.M.S. Beagle on
- its five-year cruise around the world. DARWIN'S VOYAGE was instrumental not
- only in the establishment of his theory, but also in the rigorous application
- of the scientific method to nature. Darwin published the theory and the evidence
- for it in his major work, The Origin of Species. He was so complete and
- persuasive that he was criticized only on philosophical grounds, not
- scientific. His work opened many new lines of inquiry and triggered a wave of
- new biological research.
-
- DARWIN'S VOYAGE2
- Two immediate civilization advances.
-
- HOOVER DAM
- For centuries mankind has been harnessing the power of rushing water to power
- waterwheels, but more recently water was found useful for generating
- electricity. To derive power from rivers, dams were built to assure a
- dependable supply of water, then the overflow was released through special
- chambers where the moving water turned giant turbines, generating electricity.
- The HOOVER DAM was one of the earliest hydroelectric dams, taming the Colorado
- River to bring electricity to the deserts of Arizona.
-
- HOOVER DAM2
- Supplies Hydro power to all cities on the continent.
-
- WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
- After many years of struggle, women in the United States won the right to vote
- in 1920 with the passage of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The
- achievement of WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE was accelerated by the excellent record of
- women in traditional male jobs during World War I. Full voting rights were
- given to women in Great Britain in 1928. Since then women have gained this
- right in most of the developed world.
-
- WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE2
- Reduces unhappy people by one per unit not in home city under Republic or
- Democracy.
-
- MANHATTAN PROJECT
- The atomic bomb derived its power from the sudden release of nuclear energy
- following the splitting of heavy atomic nuclei. The MANHATTAN PROJECT, an
- intensive and costly research effort, developed the first atomic bombs during
- World War II. For a brief period the United States held a monopoly on these
- weapons. However, by 1949 the Soviet Union had also developed them, at least
- partly thanks to espionage that obtained much of the MANHATTAN PROJECT
- research. The nuclear standoff that resulted seems to have been largely
- responsible for the absence of major wars since.
-
- MANHATTAN PROJECT2
- Allows the construction of nuclear weapons.
-
- UNITED NATIONS
- Established following the holocaust of World War II, the UNITED NATIONS is an
- international organization dedicated to promoting peace and security. It also
- attempts to achieve international cooperation in solving world problems
- concerning the environment, economics, and cultures. Even when its peace
- keeping role has not been effective, it has remained a forum for debate where
- all nations can voice their concerns.
-
- UNITED NATIONS2
- Other civilizations always offer to make peace with you.
-
- APOLLO PROGRAM
- The APOLLO PROGRAM was begun by the United States in response to early Soviet
- successes in space, and was intended to place men on the Moon. This was
- dramatically accomplished on July 20, 1969, when two American astronauts first
- set foot on the lunar landscape. Technology developed for the APOLLO PROGRAM
- was later found to be invaluable in designing future space vehicles
- and orbital platforms.
-
- APOLLO PROGRAM2
- Allows the construction of Spaceships. Makes all cities on the map visible.
-
- SETI PROGRAM
- Is anybody Out There? Are we alone? The Search for Extraterrestrial
- Intelligence (SETI), initiated (officially, at least) in the U.S. during the
- latter decades of the 20th Century, was not immediately successful in
- detecting the presence of other intelligent life in the universe. However,
- the research invested in the effort produced many useful spinoff benefits to
- astronomy, telecommunications, and other fields requiring high technology.
-
- SETI PROGRAM2
- Increases knowledge production in all cities by 50%.
-
- CURE FOR CANCER
- Cancer remains a terrifying and deadly plague on life, despite huge outlays
- on research for a CURE. We have learned that there are many types of cancer,
- and that many factors seem capable of triggering it, but so far a remedy for
- this scourge eludes us. A CURE FOR CANCER would end suffering and anguish
- beyond measure, and give years of happy and productive life to millions of
- people, otherwise doomed.
-
- CURE FOR CANCER2
- +1 happy citizen in each city.
-
- END
-