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Siri Bezdicek
Our first site this month is titled Living
in Ancient Egypt. This is a great site with a huge variety of
information on such topics as dress and makeup, music and dance,
weapons and warriors, children, and towns, homes and gardens. Also
included in the wide list are the more common topics like gods and
goddesses, history, and mummies. Another topic I find particularly
interesting on this site is called dogs of ancient Egypt. This isn’t
something I have run across before and it is very informative and
interesting. While there aren’t pages and pages of information
on each topic, a concise and easy to understand summary is offered
for each topic. There are some pictures to accompany the
information on the site. I don’t really care for the background
on this site, it makes the print slightly more difficult to read,
and I think its effect is to make the site look overall more ‘cluttered’.
With that said, however, this site is still definitely worth a
visit for the wealth of information offered.
Next this month is a site called Birding
Egypt. This site is very pleasing to the eye with a good
background and many good pictures. This site is also very well
organized and well laid out. This site has much information on
birding in Egypt such as which birds can be found, information on
their habitats, when to visit and bird conservation among others.
This is an interesting site in the sense that I would never have
thought of bird watching in Egypt; I suppose I only think about
‘pyramid watching’. Birding Egypt is an attractive site that
is worth to explore some of the present day beauty Egypt has to
offer.
How many pictures of the pyramids have you seen with a camel in
the foreground? I am sure, as I have, you have also seen plenty,
so our next topic of discussion is called The A
– Z of Camels. This page is a clear, concise ‘fact sheet’
on camels. The page gives information on behavior, skin, eyes,
life span and speed. There are some pictures to help illustrate
some of the information contained on the site. I like this site
because it is interesting and informative and also, like the
previous site, it gives us a view of the rest of Egypt – not
just the pyramids.
We have all heard that cats were important in Ancient Egypt,
right? Well, our last topic this month is called The
Role of Cats in Ancient Egypt and it will help illustrate why
they were important. This is a cute, organized and well-written
page. The background is nice and the print is easy to read. The
text is clear and concise and there are a few pictures as well.
This is an interesting site to help one understand why and how the
cat was important to ancient Egyptians.
*For more exciting information on ‘present day’ Egypt,
animals and to see what else this beautiful land offers please
visit "Wild Egypt"
and "Parks of Egypt"
among other pages at Tour Egypt.
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