How the Suez Canal changed the world - Lucia Carminati

TED-Ed

Publisher: Youtube

Published: May 2, 2022

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Dig into the construction of the Suez Canal;and discover how it became one of the world’s busiest maritime passages. -- Today;nearly 30% of all global ship traffic passes through the Suez Canal;totaling over 20;000 ships in 2021. The site of the canal had been of interest to rulers as far back as the second millennium BCE;but plans to construct a passageway were obstructed by cost;political strife;and the ever-shifting sands— until the 19th century. Lucia Carminati details the creation of the Suez Canal. Lesson by Lucia Carminati;directed by Michael Kalopaidis;Zedem Media. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-suez-canal-changed-the-world-lucia-carminati Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-the-suez-canal-changed-the-world-lucia-carminati#digdeeper Animator's website: https://www.zedemanimations.com ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Marin Kovachev;Fahad Nasser Chowdhury;Penelope Misquitta;Hans Peng;Gaurav Mathur;Erik Biemans;Tony;Michelle;Katie and Josh Pedretti;Sunny Patel;Hoai Nam Tran;Stina Boberg;Kack-Kyun Kim;Michael Braun-Boghos;zjweele13;Jurjen Geleijn;Anna-Pitschna Kunz;Edla Paniguel;Thomas Mungavan;Jaron Blackburn;Venkat Venkatakrishnan;ReuniteKorea;Aaron Henson;Rohan Gupta;Begum Tutuncu;Mikhail Shkirev;Brian Richards;Cindy O.;Jørgen Østerpart;Tyron Jung;Carolyn Corwin;Carsten Tobehn;Katie Dean;Ezgi Yersu;Gerald Onyango;alessandra tasso;Côme Vincent;Doreen Reynolds-Consolati;Manognya Chakrapani;Ayala Ron;Samantha Chow;Eunsun Kim;Phyllis Dubrow;Ophelia Gibson Best;Paul Schneider;Joichiro Yamada;Henrique Cassús;Lyn-z Schulte;Elaine Fitzpatrick;Karthik Cherala;Clarence E. Harper Jr. and Vignan Velivela.;Education;suez canal;ever given;canal;international trade;trade;world trade;egypt;nile;red sea;ferdinand de lesseps;de lesseps;said pasha;ottoman empire;suez canal company;ismail pasha;port said;port tewfiq;ismailia;gamal abdel nasser;ships;ship traffic;egypt history;engineering;canal engineering;education;animation;Lucia Carminati;Michael Kalopaidis;zedem media;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education