What was the common about the reason behind building the suez and Panama canals
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Equally important in many ways is the Suez Canal, an artificial waterway in Egypt that connects the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Like the Panama Canal, the Suez Canal helps ships avoid having to travel around the southern tip of Africa as they move between Europe and Asia.
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These are two trade routes. the former is located in Africa thus connecting the Red sea with Mediterranean sea and the later is in central America connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean.
Explanation:
The purpose to build both of these canals was to ease the trading between countries. Before Panama Canal, merchants had to remain in voyage for (what seems today abnormal) very long time. For example, to sell something in East Asian markets was quite difficult because the supply route was not easy. Ships had to wait for oceanic currents to cover that journey. Sailors from modern day canada, for example, would sail along with the eastern coast of North America and South America.