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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[@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.

[@alifr4088]

Lmfao the Ever Given memes

[@EonityLuna]

This is what the world calls "Trouble in the Suez!". And what Europeans call a "Well I guess we'll have to find another way to India" situation. 👀

[@marre5920]

And the effects would still be felt a year later!

[@katherineknapp6604]

Yep

[@srtrujillo]

Yep

[@sohailaahmed9202]

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

[@denisewanyana6418]

OMG same we learnt about this at school

[@NOOBCRASTINATOR69]

Blood?...were leaders cruel to them while they worked or something?

[@3antrm3nter70]

@@NOOBCRASTINATOR69 Many people died throughout the operation of making thia canal back in the days

[@hebamohamed2739]

@@NOOBCRASTINATOR69 Farmers were kidnapped from their villages to be forced to work on it without even getting paid, estimations that thousands died because of the bad work conditions that was technically slavery, take in mind the rulers back then weren't Egyptians

[@mohamedebrahim4795]

@@NOOBCRASTINATOR69 One million Egyptians worked in the pit forcibly, despite the fact that the number of Egyptians at the time was only five million, meaning one-fifth of the people worked in it, and one hundred thousand Egyptians died during the excavation.

[@joeschianodicola1810]

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

[@rodrigoborges3876]

seconded!

[@vishists721]

@@rodrigoborges3876 thirded!

[@nunyabiznes33]

Isn't this the reason invasive species like the lionfish got into the Mediterranean?

[@joeschianodicola1810]

@@nunyabiznes33 yes but not the only reason. lion fish are often spread when cargo ships displace their water

[@yomnanassar7424]

Yes please!!

[@ghostdross1660]

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

[@mariustan9275]

Source?

[@ghostdross1660]

@@mariustan9275 I actually learned from my history classes, but you can search Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Suez Canal Project for more information. Hope that helps!

[@ghostdross1660]

@@frfras7 Yeah):

[@veljkovucetic2347]

Sokullu Mehmet Pasha was a great guy who never forgot his origins. :D

[@mariustan9275]

@@ghostdross1660 Oh thank you!

[@ntluck1592]

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

[@_im_stupid_]

That reminds me the Muslims were also considering building the canal as soon as they conquered Egypt but opted not to because they feared that would give the (very deadly) Byzantine Navy and later other European navies such as the Spanish and the Portugese access to the Red sea, the Arabian peninsula and possibly the holy cities of Mecca and Medina

[@jk-gb4et]

Yes but the reason it was closed was a rebellion (Mecca and Medina region was in rebellion, and so to stop supplies from being shipped there, the ruler who controlled it closed the canal)

[@oldtv5389]

Fun fact: the canal was called sesostris

[@MegaJanuary2011]

@@oldtv5389 what's funny about it ?

[@TinekeWilliams]

Gosh yes, learned that at school.

[@Noukz37]

@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!

[@aktchungrabanio6467]

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

[@cornerseeker9167]

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

[@mariustan9275]

Really? COuld you show me a link?

[@jonathanarvidsson1]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@goealshafay425]

Really ? could you tell me more

[@nadil2631]

Really? Are you some kind of Internet Wise-Guy

[@Morso8]

Really? That's so smart.

[@Osama.Ah_med]

Proud to be Egyptian ♥️

[@-ZSOX]

Proud to be broke

[@ShahJr]

Are there Egyptians in real life?

[@fatimahelhady1934]

Proud of being poor so poor like what your president said 🤣🤣 🤣

[@Osama.Ah_med]

@@ShahJr Sure :)

[@Osama.Ah_med]

@@-ZSOX God help us all : )

[@MysticalMutant]

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

[@solar0wind]

Yes exactly. If there were land migration movements between both sides of the canal, they would've been completely cut off. And connecting marine ecosystems must have been impactful too.

[@JP-br4mx]

i wouldnth

[@worldcitizeng6507]

The Red Sea is still beautiful, military check points every hour. Port saed is like a military zone .my long distance local bus from hagada to Sharm ElSheik crossed under the 2 underground tunnel under the Suez canal. I only learned that during my journey in September 2021

[@mernakazak]

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

[@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.

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

This was pretty interesting,but very good to understand what really happened

[@ubermtu]

Ted-ed is finally covering trade routes!

[@austinshumate4672]

Vừa vào đã nổi cả da gà 藍giọng a Phúc hayyy quá, mong sẽ tiếp tục cover ạ ❤️

[@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

[@chen-elbrill9397]

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!

[@jk-gb4et]

It could also be a whole video in and of itself

[@dan13770]

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

[@benkasm7231]

Saying Hi from suez itself😂❤️

[@noone-qz3vc]

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.

[@gamingforfun8662]

Can you type more clearly

[@EgyaAmakye]

They Probably want to credit the West for everything, lol. Maybe it's a Western Propaganda Machine

[@logc1921]

@@gamingforfun8662 it was concise

[@superhond1733]

...well i mean they did not solve it until Europeans came around..

[@dawnwalks4797]

I just have to say that i LOVE her soothing voice!

[@yashuvdioz.8071]

Thanks a lot from the bottom of my heart 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓 Ted Ed

[@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

[@hgfkowgxnfkpeosuvjgosa4431]

item?!

[@bbernie]

@@hgfkowgxnfkpeosuvjgosa4431 item

[@hgfkowgxnfkpeosuvjgosa4431]

@@bbernie the only item here is you, and you’re about to be disposed of

[@ClickWasd]

This has gotta be the best advertisement for EVERGREEN ever.

[@SHOAIBKHAN-fd2rd]

Thanks for the info❤️❤️

[@YouAndImpact]

Amazing video 👍

[@ChanwooPark-me1wc]

운하에 관한 내용은 언제 봐도 신기한 것 같습니다. 바다를 잇는 강을 인공적으로 만들다니 참 대단하다고 생각합니다. 그러나 공사 도중 많은 사람들이 착취당했다는 사실을 아니 마음이 안좋아지네요. 앞으로는 이런 일들이 없기를 바랍니다.

[@worldcitizeng6507]

From a tourist perspective, the canal allows tourists to take long distance bus, which 2 of the underground tunnels under the Suez canal to the Sinai peninsular to Sharm ElSheik. The Red Sea is still pristine in September 2021. I hope it stays this way for years to come

[@sableindian]

♥️

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@KZNer_Drag0n]

Informative!

[@acebalistic1358]

I'm disappointed you didn't mention the Canal of the Pharaohs, which was constructed in ancient egypt and allowed a sea passage between the indian ocean and Mediterranean for hundreds of years. It's not talked about enough.

[@C74251]

The sizoctrece canal you mean

[@dynamosaurusimperious2718]

Amazing video

[@doncp9267]

I m crossing Suez canal today

[@OmnipotentPotato]

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.

[@Omer1996E.C]

It's just some schools, some other schools teach well about it

[@amraboshouk5911]

You just didn't study your lessons well enough, We had it in detail in grades 4, 6, and 8.

[@yasmeenelsayedelseady1369]

فعلا

[@OmnipotentPotato]

@@amraboshouk5911 I'm graduating from Prep 3 this year, and we studied this in detail. It went into great depths about how Ismail Pasha had spent too much and how much the country was in debt, and how he easily gave the French and the English powers over Egypt. The only thing it mentioned was that ⅘ of the workers were Egyptians. Nothing about disease or horrible conditions.

[@Ahmad-lc1ln]

Because the school system in Egypt and around the world sucks.

[@illyasvielemiya9059]

"Dramatically changing local ecosystem and cuisine," Now I am curious about this. can we get a video on this topic? how Suez Canal affect marine life?

[@-1Bread]

Omg my name is Lucia!! Lol great work!

[@eaglewolffox6275]

You should do Edmund Fitzgerald and other Great Lakes wrecks.

[@Luna-yw7mq]

this was a firsy year topic to highschool that i clearly remembered because it was the hardest topic for me that time, god didnt did my history teacher stop for days if not weeks about this.

[@professordreamer8479]

TED-ED can you do a History On Trial Of Mao Zedong.

[@MrMoose-mf1oy]

If you're having a bad day, imagine being the guy that blocked the Suez Canal

[@jordantucker9799]

Yeay I doubt he'll be hire to drive any boat except for fishing.

[@maxd3028]

Btw connecting the Mediterranean with the red Sea already has been done two times before Suez canal 1.during the ancient Egyptions era thru connecting the river Nile with the red Sea 2.during the Islamic era by the khalif Omar bin elkhatab

[@pragatitomar4313]

Please please Do make a Ted Ed video on the topic How exactly do tress absorb sound?

[@tawfikh]

You skipped over the canals built before the Suez canal. Ancient Egypt built a canal linking the red sea to the nile much much earlier in almost 2000BC

[@ezio1993i]

TED-ED can you do a video on Bengal Famine

[@BayonleArashi]

I only came to this video to learn more about the Suez canal because it was mentioned in my current book reading. The select speeches of the great Malcolm Little aka Malcolm X. It is refreshing to know that such a potent property belongs to the continent of Africa.

[@TinekeWilliams]

When it shut the world was thrown in disarray. We had to sail around the cape and took another two weeks at the time going through the Panama Canal!

[@Rocket-gangasta]

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

[@ScytheNoire]

How much has Egypt invested in increasing the capacity of the canal to meet more modern demands?

[@singularityraptor4022]

It can't be done without closing the canal, which will be obv impossible.

[@singularity6192]

@@singularityraptor4022 what are you talking about? egypt has made several enlargements to the canal "the summer of 2014, months after taking office as President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ordered the expansion of the Ballah Bypass from 61 metres (200 ft) wide to 312 metres (1,024 ft) wide for 35 kilometres (22 mi). The project was called the New Suez Canal, as it allows ships to transit the canal in both directions simultaneously.[96][97] The project cost more than E£59.4 billion (US$9bn) and was completed within one year. Sisi declared the expanded channel open for business in a ceremony on 6 August 2015.[98]" and this one after the evergiven "After the incident, the Egyptian government announced that they would be widening the narrower parts of the canal.[114] On 9 September 2021, the canal was briefly blocked again by the MV Coral Crystal. [115] However, this ship was freed within 15 minutes, presenting minimal disruption to other convoys."

[@Billythetoaster2004]

@@singularityraptor4022 wasn't it closed during the wars with israel?

[@morewealth23]

Expansion work has been underway since the Evergreen incident. By July 2023, Egypt will have two separate lanes so that crossings may not be disrupted if such an incident ever recurs.

[@paschallehany369]

@@morewealth23 Expansion started before that, no?

[@lizculler1]

Yes

[@okoye.charles]

Ted Ed: How the suaz canal changed the world 1 WEEK LATER Ted Ed Riddles: If the ship that blocked Suaz Canal turned Right how many possible combination of ships would have been blocked

[@mariustan9275]

So true, I feel like this is very likely

[@okoye.charles]

@@mariustan9275 Seriously

[@youmna1992]

Hey from Port Said 💁‍♀

[@Amitdas-gk2it]

Interesting

[@nunyabiznes33]

Do a video on how they used to do shipping before Suez. I read the Ptolemies constructed canals to link the port of Alexandria to the Nile and then from there they have caravansaries on the route to the Red Sea coast.

[@worldcitizeng6507]

Nile river, maybe Timbuktu 🤔 many documentary on KZbin

[@nunyabiznes33]

@@worldcitizeng6507 Timbuktu is far away from the coast right? Nile was definitely used to ship goodw from the Red Sea but didn't really took off since they can't build a port on the delta (hence why Alexandria to its west was built) by Ptolemy.

[@user-jo1jn7nn1q]

I think it is interesting.

[@tomwilkinson7139]

Hey Ted Ed what's the exception paradox

[@francescoquadrio5824]

You talk about the exchange of invasive species from the Mediterranean to the Red Sea like it is a good thing

[@mariamyehiaa1927]

proudly i am Egyptian girl Alhmdullah❤❤❤

[@c.a.m431]

I closed and replayed the video at the start for 10 times to avoid damned ads. This is not fckin normal

[@aleksandarvil5718]

0:15 *_“Step-Ship, I Am Stuck !!!”_*

[@Omer1996E.C]

Have you just said "since 16th century?" the suez canal was proposed during the reign of the abbasid caliph Harun Al-Rashid, and even before that, during the 2nd Rashidun caliph reign, Umar ibn Al-Khattab

[@TapanThakur1964]

Can we get some videos on the Bengali Culture from India?

[@abritanath]

Will look forward to that!

[@mohamedebrahim4795]

Port Tawfik is the Asian part of Port Said, while the city south of the Canal is called Suez City

[@kalakritistudios]

I am here for some evergreen jokes.

[@larrynguyen85]

I feel like the Suez Canal could have been an inspiration behind the Spice in Dune

[@MateoQuixote]

I would like to know more 3:58 especially about the cuisine

[@SorataYukuta]

Nice one singapore

[@aisling664]

The boat getting stuck was the funniest thing to ever happen. My country was in lockdown and it was the only thing getting me through.

[@eduardpeeterlemming]

The person who planned Suez also tried to make Panama if I remember correctly

[@code2learn598]

wow! I

[@Burgerss]

Good job to that little excavator

[@franklinegbuche7097]

*I want about wildlife exchanges.*

[@lohht7g]

ربما تنام وعشرات الدعوات تُرفع لك، من فقير أعنته أو جائع أطعمته، أو حزين أسعدته أو مكروب نفست عنه، فلا تستهن بفعل الخير. 🌭 -ابن القيم.

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

Blood, sweat, & tears of those who perished from the creation of the canal never got the recognition they deserve.

[@OzTheHost]

i havent seen the video but i already know, the suex canal crab is the reason, it was big news on twit R

[@sylviamontaez3889]

1:42 actually it was called the khedivate of Egypt.

[@starcapture3040]

khedivate is another ottoman title for vallayet

[@sylviamontaez3889]

@@starcapture3040 huh, did not know that.

[@worldcitizeng6507]

I learned that there are 2 underground tunnels passing the Suez canal! I took a long distance local bus from Hagada to Sharm ElSheik because the 3 hours ferry ride was canceled due to the pandemic for 2 years. It was a brutal 18 hours journey, full of military check points. Everyone must open their luggage on a long table for inspections. It was reported a few days ago that 12 Egyptians were killed by the Sinai resistance group. I finally understood why all the military check points every hour , even between beach resorts. When at Neweiba port, waiting for my night ferry to Aqaba Jordan, I took pictures of sunsets. The police asked for my camera and told me to delete my sunset pictures! I look 100% like a Asian tourist 😳

[@thered00wolf]

Sinai resistance group!!! Its ISIS my friend they are terrorist groups

[@zombieat]

sorry you went through that.

[@RIFLQ]

Wait, it's already a year?

[@megalodon3655]

Pls do history vs Sultan Abdulhamid II or history vs Queen Victoria II, pls.

[@AndryR2022]

Could you make a video about the indian history

[@Nickolasthegamer492]

At lease there wasn’t a crab like monster.. (To those who get the reference to the monument mythos, I thank you,)

[@joshuajoestar864]

hey bro, nice reference

[@DeepaAryan]

Nice, informative 😃

[@vsk5391]

Ted ed can u do a video on british empire atrocities

[@arbalestarethebest7071]

Yes. Along with other empires atrocities

[@chrisdominguez5097]

We already hear that everywhere. What we need is, contributions of all empires to humanity and how much colonialism accelerated progress.

[@MrUsidd]

Container ship: 'say no more'

[@masba3656]

you didnt talk about the brush fin

[@ydid687]

4:52 ah yess one long boi is a strong reminder of what just a singular boi can do to the world

[@project-gladiator]

There was also that time they thought of making an alternative to the canal using nukes

[@cesar.leyvag]

I know the Evergreen incident was a serious issur, but I was unable to not find it funny 😹😹😹

[@smithdmello2159]

just out of curiosity, what would it take to widen the canal? what's the magnitude of the budget?

[@tahaelgebaly]

hello sir.......the problem of widen the canal not only the budget......the main problem is that we made a barrier separating our lands sinai from the rest of egypt .......historical all our enemies come from there from ancient times until our latest war in 1973 ....... now we working on get rid of this problem by establishing big tunnels under the canal.....but we aready expand it by adding a new pranch in 2015 and make the old one deeper

[@blackfire1471]

The place is already getting widen pal, 2.5 cm per year.

[@Blast009]

A wind blew it off course? If you look at its course of travel. It shows they didn't have control of it and a computer guides it through the canal.

[@gbel78]

EverGiven gave the world so many and good memes

[@bluey3575]

They really should expand the Suez Canal..... I dont think such an important canal would hard to find funds to expand it further.

[@mkks4559]

Yeah some years ago, a new Suez Canal was made next to the first one. Its name is literally The New Suez Canal.

[@sableindian]

The Suez canal did not change the tectonic plate, but map makers after 1869 removed Israel from Africa. This not only changed marine life but cultures as well.

[@majidtaha7268]

Palestine was always part of asia..stop that Afrocentrics sh*t

[@eugenejustin5314]

Should also include how many souls were taken in this canal construction.

[@mariustan9275]

Ah yes, the big chungus of ships.

[@katherineknapp6604]

😮

[@amankharb2401]

Who would win? A globally viral and huge canal that is an engineering Marvel OR One thicc floaty boi

[@yexiou]

原來蘇伊士運河筆畫這麼少 Suez

[@TheMakerOfShoes]

0:20 I thought the green was land and that a ship got beached until 0:26 💀💀💀

[@brainstormingsharing1309]

👍👏👍👏👍

[@johnpatrickpalquiran3451]

Was it true that the US once planned to build their own canal alongside the Suez somewhere in the Israeli desert??