CHEOPS

king of ancient Egypt for 23 years (around 2900 b.c.). Cheops was famous as the builder of the Great Pyramid in Egypt, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Egyptian pyramids were built as royal tombs: each monarch built his own pyramid. —DMSMH Glossary (app. 14.7.90)

king of ancient Egypt for 23 years (around 2900 b.c.). Cheops was famous as the builder of the Great Pyramid in Egypt, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Egyptian pyramids were built as royal tombs each monarch built his own pyramid.