Question

Remembering that 1AD came immediately after 1BC, while solving these problems take 1BC as –1 and 1AD as +1.

Turks ruled Egypt in the year 1517 AD and Queen Nefertis ruled Egypt about 2900 years before the Turks ruled. In what year did she rule?

Answer 1

Taking 1 BC as –1 and 1 AD as +1

Turks ruled Egypt in 1517 AD

Queen Nefertis ruled Egypt in

(1517 – 2900) AD = –1383 AD or 1383 BC.