When I play a builder-style game, I build the GL and get a bunch of tech out of it. Let's see...
horsebackriding, warrior code, mysticism, monarchy, code of laws, pottery, mapmaking, construction (I usually research math, currency, republic myself), often Monotheism, sometimes Engineering, Invention, Chivalry, Education (sometimes not, as I sometimes research it myself to get those universities up and running... it all depends). Oops, I voted 4-7 and I should have voted 8+. Monarch level.
-Arrian