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When the Western European nations rose to power in the 15th and 16th centuri
When the Western European nations rose to power in the 15th and 16th centuri
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When the Western European nations rose to power in the 15th and 16th centuries, their aim was to find a trade route to the East.
Competition for the priceless Eastern trade was intense, and France, with ports on the Mediterranean, was a special rival of England. During the 17th and 18th centuries she considered the possibility of piercing the Isthmus of Suez for a shortcut waterway to the East. With Napoleon when he occupied Egypt went a noted French engineer, to study the problem.
But it was not until 1859 that a Frenchman, Ferdinand de Lesseps, who had long been fascinated by the idea of a canal, turned the first spadeful of earth to start the excavations.
De Lesseps, by virtue of his diplomacy and charm, had found favor with the Egyptian viceroy. Over bitter opposition from the British, who saw communication with their Indian empire threatened, he had won concessions from the Egyptians and Turks, making possible for the work to go forward.
Although de Lesseps had hoped to have the enterprise financed by all the great western powers, most of the capital was provided by France and Egypt. Finally de Lesseps’ dream was realized, and in the summer of 1869 the waters of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean were united. [br] The Suez Canal connects the______.
选项
A、Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean
B、Black Sea and the Bosporus
C、Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea
D、Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean
答案
C
解析
本题问苏伊士运河将哪两个海洋连接在了一起。根据文章最后一段最后一句,1869年夏天,红海与地中海的海水连在了一起。因此,本题的正确答案应是C。
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