A
Civilization advance.
Writing was a powerful new tool for the advancement of
knowledge, but, like all tools, it was only useful when employed. Where only
priests and
scribes were
literate, all others had to share knowledge the slow way, through face to face
contact. Where a high percentage of the population was literate, the economy benefited and the advancement of knowledge accelerated.
Prerequisites: Writing and
Code of Laws.
Allows for: The Republic,
Invention, and
Philosophy.