Question

Before written history was used to record events, a spoken tradition, known as the tradition, was used to pass on the stories of a people. oral, verbal, auditory

Answer 1

The answer is oral.  These were passed down through stories made by wise men or elders of a village or tribe from generation to generation.  It was probably a strict process as each successor knew the history of his clan for he was a source of knowledge to those around him.