The word to fill the
blank space is "Writing".<span>
Complete sentence is as below:
In early Mediterranean civilizations, the development of an extensive
trade network and a bureaucracy that could manage record keeping was based on
writing.</span>
<span>Record keeping is as important in contemporary times as it was in ancient
times, a skill which has helped human civilization cross many barriers. </span>
<span>-Tbilisi Spiritual Seminary (1894-1899) </span>
<span>-Gori Church School (1889-1894) </span>
If the President, VP and Speak of the House die, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate will preside as the new President of the United States.