I believe the answer is:
<span>to reveal past contributions of civilizations
to connect the past to the present
to recognize patterns
By knowing all the things above, future society could learn from the past society and started to make efforts to prevent the bad decision that made in the past from reoccurring. This would help the society to continue developing without facing unnecessary setbacks.</span>
Answer:
a.) give citizens direct input into the government.
Plato is the correct response.
