Description
Students will learn about the causes and effects of building the Suez Canal, the efforts to build it, and its significance historically and today by watching and analyzing a 5 minute video and answering 23 questions. The answers are included where appropriate and the video is from TedEd.
Sample questions include:
--What does the quote imply about the Suez Canal?
--What were two reasons the canal wasn’t built in the 16th century?
--Describe the conditions at the canal in 1862.
--How did the building of the canal boost Egypt’s economy?
--Why is 1956 an important year in the history of the Suez Canal?
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