Supplementary Material

1. Answer the questions in the PowerPoint 2. For number four, compare and contrast the

Suez and Panama Canal using PERSIA3. Compare and Contrast the Grand Canal and

Erie Canal to the Suez and Panama Canal

History of Canals

Larissa Reed

Grand Canal

• Built by the Sui Dynasty• The canal stretches from Hangzhou to

Luoyang• Linked the Yangzi and Huang He • Connections were made to link to Beijing

Grand Canal

• Provided transportation for agriculture and military needs

• Built in 7 years• 5.5 million builders

1. What were the benefits to the military from the canal?

Suez Canal

• Connect Mediterranean and Red Seas to Egypt• Canal opened in 1869• Ishmail, comissioned a French firm to build

the canal• 1888-Egypt was in debt• DEBT=Shares to United Kingdom• 7 year contract between Egypt and United

Kingdom

Suez Canal

• Results in withdrawal of British forces• Canal was stopped during the 8th century

Erie Canal

• Connect Great Lakes and New York City• 1817- Construction begins on canal• 1825- Canal is completed• Boosted New York City’s success• 1862- canal widened 2.How does the social and economic benefit compare to the Grand Canal?

Panama Canal

• Part of the Federation of Columbia • Attempts made by French • Built from 1904-1914• Tension around canal due to the splitting of

Panama• Panama Canal Treaty created neutrality 3. Why did Panama split?

Most Useful Canals4. Compare and Contrast

• Suez Canal • Panama Canal

Works Cited• Second slide picture: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=grand+canal+china&um=1&hl=en&sa=X&rlz=1R2ADRA_•"Panama Canal (canal, Central America)." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 18 Apr.

2012. <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/440784/Panama-Canal>.

•"Panama Canal." About.com Geography. Web. 18 Apr. 2012.

<http://geography.about.com/od/specificplacesofinterest/a/panamacanal.htm>.

•Spodek, Howard. The World's History: Combined Volume. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001. Print.• Fifth Slide picture: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=suez+canal&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1R2ADRA_enUS434&biw=1093&bih=470&tbm=isch&tbnid=x7PTEs3_NCnsdM:&

•Sixth slide picture: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=erie+canal&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1R2ADRA_enUS434&biw=1093&bih=470&tbm=isch&tbnid=QMPag0-

•Eighth slide picture: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=suez+canal&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1R2ADRA_enUS434&biw=1093&bih=470&tbm=isch&tbnid=NvoHNvO9IRPiYM

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=panama+canal&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1R2ADRA_