Voyage of the Mimi Vocabulary I

A Spanish conqueror of the Americas during the 16 th century was called a … conquistador.

A person who studies the life and culture of ancient people is an …. archaeologist.

A group of people native to the Yucatan Peninsula whose civilization flourished between 300 and 900 A.D. are the… Maya.

To steal artifacts from an archaeological site is to … loot.

The similarity in form and arrangement of things on opposite sides of a center line is called… symmetry.

A hard, usually dark-colored glass formed by volcanoes is called… obsidian.

A method for finding objects underwater by means of the sound waves they reflect is called … sonar.

To figure out the meaning or to translate a piece of writing is called … decipher.

The condition of the body when it loses so much heat that the core temperature drops dangerously low is called … hypothermia.

A system of writing in which a picture or symbol represents a word, syllable or sound is … hieroglyphics.

A copy of a work of art or other object is called a … replica.

A formal, ceremonial act, usually part of a religion is called a … rite.

If something is no longer in existence or has died out, it is … extinct.

Voyage of the Mimi Vocabulary II

One who studies stars, planets and other heavenly bodies is an… astronomer.

A symbolic character, usually carved is called a … glyph.

A person on a ship or aircraft who plans the way along which it will travel is called a … navigator.

An upright stone slab carved with inscriptions is called a … stela.

Pain or paralysis caused by the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood is called the … bends.

A special building from which scientists watch the moon, stars and weather is called an … observatory.

A large passage dug into the earth that water can flow along or water that connects two seas is called a … channel.

The weight of the earth’s atmosphere varies at different altitudes and is called atmospheric … pressure.

A ridge of coral or sand near the surface of the water is called a… reef.

An object that floats on the water and is used to show boats which parts of the water are safe is called a… buoy.

The two times of the year when the sun is furthest from the equator is called the … solstice.

To rescue a ship or cargo at sea is called … salvage.

The study of the astronomical knowledge of ancient civilizations is called … archaeoastronomy.