Answer:
a. was developed to keep record.
Explanation:
It is not true that early writing was developed to keep record because in ancient times, <u>the writing was used as a way to express different things and it was indeed syllabic and it spread from Mesopotamia to Egypt</u> but in its early days, the people used a stick to write on the walls.
The best historical skill is "though the eyes" of Roman Empire. In other words how did the Roman people react to brutal violence of hurting one another in battles of parties-of 2 sides.
Using this historical skill the historian would interpret the reasons as to why the Roman Empire could allow battle fights. In the eyes of Roman Empire:fighting for power, win, justice, challenge for the Empire -and prosperity.
The correct answer here would be the separation of the church and the state.
Before the enlightenment and during the much of the human history especially during the middle ages, the church and the state were closely intertwined. The church was closely monitoring the work of a monarch and the power between the the church and the state was always fluctuating.