1. In what country would you find Lake Tiberias, better known as the Sea of Galilee?

2. What is the name given to the broad agriculturally productive region of the Middle East that marks the birthplace of civilization?

3. Where is the site of Mesopotamia, one of the cradles of civilization?

4. Which of these is a port city on the Strait of Hormuz?

5. What major Iranian city situated on the north bank of the Zayandeh River is famous for its Islamic architecture?

6. What city of southwestern Iran is famous as the birthplace of the Persian poets Saʿdī and Ḥāfeẓ?

7. The ancient fortress of Masada overlooks what body of water?

8. What city in Syria is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?