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Menkaure, the last builder of the great pyramids, was a pharaoh that reigned in Gaza near 2490 BC. He was the son of Khafre and the sixth ruler of the fourth dynasty and built the last three pyramids, which were considerably smaller from the previous pyramids. There must have been a support system in Gaza during the reigns of Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure such as facilities for food, building materials, and ceramics. This support system must have provided for the pyramid workers. Menkaure died a sudden death, so his pyramid complex was abandoned for his son, Shepseskaf, to complete.
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Menkarua, also known as Menkarue, was an Egyptian Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty. Menkarua built the 3rd smallest pyramid of Giza, and was the son of the Egyptian Pharaoh, Khafre. Menkarua reigned for 18-28 years. Sheseskaf was Menkarua's successor and finished his pyramid after death. Menkarua married 3 different queens, one of which was his older sister, and had two sons and a daughter. There is a famous statue of Menkarua and his wife.  
  
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Sources: Manual (116), http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/menkaure.html and http://www.guardians.net/hawass/menkaure.htm for additional images and information please visit http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/kings%20and%20Queens/Menkaure.html
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http://ccivcopy.site.wesleyan.edu/files/2013/04/GIZA_DB_103985099.jpg
  
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Leanna Shebib
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Leila Rose Wallace
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http://www.britannica.com/biography/Menkaure-king-of-Egypt
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http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/menkaure.htm
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Picture: http://ccivcopy.site.wesleyan.edu/exhibit-1/menkaure-dyad/

Latest revision as of 22:18, 5 May 2016

Menkarua, also known as Menkarue, was an Egyptian Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty. Menkarua built the 3rd smallest pyramid of Giza, and was the son of the Egyptian Pharaoh, Khafre. Menkarua reigned for 18-28 years. Sheseskaf was Menkarua's successor and finished his pyramid after death. Menkarua married 3 different queens, one of which was his older sister, and had two sons and a daughter. There is a famous statue of Menkarua and his wife.


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Leila Rose Wallace


Sources http://www.britannica.com/biography/Menkaure-king-of-Egypt http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/menkaure.htm Picture: http://ccivcopy.site.wesleyan.edu/exhibit-1/menkaure-dyad/

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