Ancient Delmon

What were the Dilmun people known for?

• Great armies

• Great artists

• Great traders

• Great sailors

Which of the choices below is one of the reasons that the Dilmun civilization ultimately failed?

• They decided to move to New Zealand

• Changing weather patterns meant that the importation of food, especially from the Nile Valley became very difficult.

• They were conquered by Rome

• All of the ships that used to sail up and down the Arabian Gulf were changed from cargo ships to fishing ships. The Dilmun did not like fish, so they had to leave.

Which of the civilisations below, did the Dilmun trade with?

• Inca

• Egyptian

• Mesopotamian

• Greek

Which country is in the GCC?

• Bahrain

• Australia

• Thailand

• Pakistan

What form of writing did the Ancient Dilmun use?

• Arabic

• Hieroglyphs

• Cuneiform

• English

How do we know about Ancient Dilmun?

• Friends

• Seals

• Newspaper reports

• Romans told us

Apart from Dilmun Seals, what is another way that we have found out about the people of this civilisation?

• We have opened their burial mounds and found artefacts buried with the people.

• We found one of their libraries and were able to translate their language.

• In the book 'My life in the Dilmun Civilisation,' an ancient Dilmun sailor told us all about what it was like.

• They invaded several other nearby countries, Dilmun information is everywhere.

Which is another country where the Dilmun Civilisation also had a presence?

• England

• Saudi Arabia

• Japan

• United States of America

What type of building still survives in the North of Bahrain that was important to the Dilmun

• A boat builders workshop

• A palace

• A fort

• A house

What is the ancient civilisation that once lived in Bahrain?

• The Romans

• The Inca

• The Dilmun

• The Maori