Answer:
1. The General Maritime Treaty of 1820 was a treaty initially signed between the rulers of Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman.
2. The treaty,or perhaps more accurately the memory of the punitive actions that had preceded its signing.
3. Although there were occasional incidents,the level of maritime conflict --particularly against foreign vessels --dropped dramatically.
<span>C. People needed to know how to read in order to be devout practitioners of Islam.</span>
