What is the term for the manner in which civilizations around the world verbally passed their cultural history from one generation to the next?
a.
oral tradition
b.
verbal affirmation
c.
passing down scrolls from one generation to another
d.
passing down inscribed stones from one generation to another

themselves

an intensive pronoun is a pronoun that ends in self or selves, such as himself, herself, themselves, yourself, ourselves. since band members is a third person plural, the correct intensive pronoun would be themselves. if the band was talked about as a collective noun, itself would be the appropriate intensive pronoun. intensive pronouns are used to add emphasis to the noun it's modifying which is why it directly follows it.

answer: common sense was the pamphlet that thomas paine used to convince reluctant americans to abandon the goal of reconciling with britain and to accept that independence was the only option to preserve their liberty.