To see how all of this works in the game, check out the amazing Civics Tree. It displays all of the civics and shows how they are intertwined. You can click on a civic to order your civilization to study it – if your civilization doesn't know the prerequisite civic it will research them as well. The Civics Tree will plot the quickest route to the requested civic, and you will study the necessary precursors in the order it displays.
The Civics Tree
To see how all of this works in the game, check out the amazing Civics Tree. It displays all of the civics and shows how they are intertwined. You can click on a civic to order your civilization to study it – if your civilization doesn't know the prerequisite civic it will research them as well. The Civics Tree will plot the quickest route to the requested civic, and you will study the necessary precursors in the order it displays.