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The [[Forerunner]]s categorized the '''Technological Advancement''' of civilizations into '''Tiers'''.<ref>'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref> This system was later adopted by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. All sentient life and civilizations in the Universe fall into one of the categories.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 273''</ref> There are a total of [[List of "seven" references in Halo|seven]] tiers, and the lower the Tier number, the more advanced the civilization's technology is/was. | |||
The [[Forerunner]]s categorized the '''Technological Advancement''' of civilizations into '''Tiers'''.<ref>'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref> This system was later adopted by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. All sentient life and civilizations in the Universe fall into one of the categories.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 273''</ref> There are a total of [[List of "seven" references in Halo| | |||
==Tier 7: Pre-Industrial== | ==Tier 7: Pre-Industrial== | ||
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Tier 4 is often the final resting place for species intelligent enough to break free from their cradle's surface only to fill the gulf surrounding it with war. Their comfort-focused technology can include medical advances. | Tier 4 is often the final resting place for species intelligent enough to break free from their cradle's surface only to fill the gulf surrounding it with war. Their comfort-focused technology can include medical advances. | ||
Humanity reached this level by the late 21st century, with the colonization of other solar bodies. This level is also where the [[Kig-yar]] and [[Yanme'e]] were before joining the Covenant. | Humanity reached this level by the late 21st century, with the colonization of other solar bodies. This level is also where the [[Kig-yar]] and [[Yanme'e]] were before joining the Covenant. In some period of their history the Jiralhanae reached this level, but because of a bloody war between rival master-packs, their civilization fell back to the pre-industrial age. | ||
In some period of their history the Jiralhanae reached this level, but because of a bloody war between rival master-packs, their civilization fell back to the pre-industrial age. | |||
==Tier 3: Space-Faring== | ==Tier 3: Space-Faring== | ||
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Both [[San 'Shyuum]] and [[Sangheili]] brought the other races of the Covenant to such a high technological level when incorporating them into the Covenant. The two primary extant interstellar civilizations were space-faring prior to discovering Forerunner artifacts - or each other - but they have not successfully reverse-engineered those artifacts. | Both [[San 'Shyuum]] and [[Sangheili]] brought the other races of the Covenant to such a high technological level when incorporating them into the Covenant. The two primary extant interstellar civilizations were space-faring prior to discovering Forerunner artifacts - or each other - but they have not successfully reverse-engineered those artifacts. | ||
==Tier 1: World Builders== | ==Tier 1: World Builders== | ||
The species has the ability to manipulate gravitational forces, create [[Ancilla|AI with full sentience]], fabricate super-dense materials, perform super-accurate Slipspace navigation, [[Huragok|the ability to create life]], and [[Shield World|the ability to]] [[Halo Array|create worlds]]. | The species has the ability to manipulate gravitational forces, create [[Ancilla|AI with full sentience]], fabricate super-dense materials, perform super-accurate Slipspace navigation, [[Huragok|the ability to create life]], and [[Shield World|the ability to]] [[Halo Array|create worlds]]. | ||
The Forerunners are the only known civilizations to reach this level. | |||
==Tier 0: Transsentient== | ==Tier 0: Transsentient== | ||