Tech Eras

#wiz-biz
#world-building
#timeline

Era	Time Period	Key Inventions	Major Trends
Prehistoric	2.4M–11.7K years ago	Stone tools, fire, early wheel	Survival, group cooperation
Neolithic	11.7K–4K BC	Agriculture, pottery, wheel	Settlement, surplus, social structure
Bronze Age	3300–1200 BC	Bronze, writing, cities	Centralized power, trade
Iron Age	1200 BC–510 BC	Iron tools, plows	Agricultural growth, new empires
Age of Water & Wind	1000–1732	Windmills, water wheels	Re-emergence, improved farming
Industrial Revolution	1733–1878	Steam engine, factories	Urbanization, mass production
Electric Age	1879–1946	Electricity, telegraph, cars	Electrification, automation
Electronic Age	1947–1972	Transistors, computers	Digital computing, space tech
Information Age	1973–Present	Internet, AI, AI, biotech	Global connectivity, digital culture

Stone Wizard (300,000 --> 12,000 BC) #celestial-dispatch
1. The WHEEL
2. Clay, Ceramics, Sailing (12,000->4,000 BC)
2. Metal Wizard
1. Bronze 3300-1200 BC
2. Writing Systems, Smelting, BABYLON, HARAPPA
3. Iron Wizard
4. THE WHEEL PART 2 (Carts/Chariots)
5. Bronze Age Collapse 1200 >>
6. Iron Age (1200BC - 510 BC)
3. Paper Wizard / Wizard Age
1. (Mythic Medieval Magic! Merlin! EARLY ) 1000BC --> 1500 AD
4. Wizards of Water and Wind (1000-1700s)
1. Exploration
2. Age of Discovery, Age of Exploration
5. Gear Wizard (Industrial Revolution 1733–1878)
1. Steam Engine
2. Coal power
3. Assembly Line
4. Cars

ELECTROWIZARD (1879-1946)
1. Electric Motors, Generators, Power Grids
2. DIGITAL WIZARDRY
3. Electronic Age (1947–1972)
4. - Jet engines, rockets, synthetic materials (plastics, rubber)
ROCKET WIZ?!?
Information Age. (1970-80...)