How the Suez Canal changed the world - Lucia Carminati

Dig into the construction of the Suez Canal, and discover how it became one of the world’s busiest maritime passages.

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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.

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[sohailaahmed]

As an Egyptian this makes me insanely happy
We learned about it in school and the struggle of the workers who built the canal with their own sweat and blood

[ThatChester]

The canal is so influential to the world that if it somehow manage to lodge a comically large boat in its waterway, it would take six days to get it unstuck after being brutalized by the internet and through the efforts of a hilariously small single excavator.

[joeschianodicola]

I'd love to learn more about how the exchange between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea affected the wildlife and environments of both seas

[ntluck]

Should have mentioned that the Ancient Egyptians dug a similar canal connecting the Nile with the Red Sea. It was in use for a long time before falling into disrepair by the 6th or 7th century AD

[ghostdross]

Ottoman Empire actually did try to do the Suez Canal. But inner conflicts made it impossible. And then the Empire fell.

[Noukz]

@02:36 This clever transition chilled me to the bone... I worked in UAE for couple of years in places which were built on the bones of the workers who were modern-day slaves. Human rights abuses are still happening in the Gulf countries and many people are unaware of it...

[mojosbigsticks]

That is the fastest coverage of the Suez Crisis I ever heard!

[aktchungrabanio]

A story filled with passion, friendship, and repentance. I will never forget those days.

[cornerseeker]

Few people know that the unitary state of Italy exists because of the Suez Canal. It’s a long story but look it up

[MysticalMutant]

I’d be interested to see them make a video about the environmental impact at the Suez and or Panama Canal

[chen-elbrill]

Why is there no mention of the 'Canal of the Pharaohs'? It seems from the video that till the construction of the Suez canal there was no waterway between the Red Sea and the Mediterranean when there actually was. It was also a great opportunity to discuss the water lock that made it possible for Ptolemy 2 to tackle the height difference issue that was mentioned in the video.
Other than that great video!

[ubermtu]

Ted-ed is finally covering trade routes!

[mernakazak]

I’m proud to be Egyptian 🥰 god bless our country 🥰

[allnhem]

As a map lover I could kiss you after you figured out how to make a proper map with borders while simplifying it and starting with not much detail

[rmylas]

Because of the Suez canal, in late 1800's it opened the mind of lower and middle classes in the Philippines during the Spanish era. Because the Philippines is become a market of European products specially books about french and American revolutions, liberal minds etc.

[noone-qzvc]

There is a lot of human struggle and success in merging two waters between 00:59 and 1:02. Darius I and a slew of others with far fewer technological advancements attempted and succeeded in solving the problem. Despite the fact that the height difference between two bodies of water is said to cause shot downs, due to concerns about the salt of the sea reaching the Nile and possible environmental threats.

There is a pattern in youtube history telling: ancient times and considering it all the same, then jumping to the 14th and 15th centuries, dismissing all human experiences except western era history; which certainly is not a professional or Ted-ed manner, considering its rich international audience.

[OmnipresentPotato]

It's strange that, as an Egyptian in school, we never learnt of the tough conditions that accompanied the building of the canal, and of how hard it was. The only thing the textbook lamented on was (yes I'm a history nerd) that ⅘ of the workers were Egyptian, and the other fifth were European engineers that only oversaw the building.

[Rocket-gangasta]

4:25 RIP Gamal Abdelnasser we shall never see your like again

[chimchimcheerio]

“Consider every item within 10 feet around you, there’s a chance they sailed through the Suez Canal”
Me: …
My dog: *there*
Me: damn bro you have a more interesting travel life than me

[dan]

I love how you say the Suez Canal Crisis was.... "resolved" 😂