BC/AD Practice Activity

How many years separate the invention of the Gutenberg Printing Press (AD 1450) and the invention of the World Wide Web (AD 1991)?

How many years separate the rule of King Tut (1334 BC) and the rule of Ashoka (268 BC)?

How many years separate the end of World War II (AD 1945) and the end of the Persian War (449 BC)?

How many years separate when Hammurabi’s Code was written (1750 BC) and when the U.S. Constitution was ratified (AD 1788)?

How old was Alexander the Great (356 BC - 323 BC)?

How old was Rosa Parks (AD 1913 AD - AD 2005)?

How old was Hatshepsut (1508 BC - 1458 BC)?

How old was George Washington (AD 1732 - AD 1799)?

How old was Galileo Galilei (AD 1564 - AD 1642)?

How old was Augustus (63 BC - AD 14)?