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>One-party democratic rule lasted from 1879 to 1979 until the election of notable Republic Bill (William) Clements, meaning that the one-party democratic rule lasted for 100 years until the election of William Clements.</span>
