Voyage of the MimiVoyage of the Mimi Vocabulary Vocabulary

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Episodes 5 and 6

A hard bowl in which softer substances are ground is a …

mortar.

The back part of a ship is called the….

stern.

A green stone that is often used for making jewelry or statues is…

jade.

One who studies ancient plants is an…

archaeobotanist.

A tool used to pound or grind a substance is called a…

pestle.

The cutting of words on something, usually on the surface of stone or a coin is called an…

inscription.

An iron shaft with claws at the end used for grasping or holding, especially, one for holding an enemy ship along side is called…

grappling hook.

To break down or separate into basic parts is to…

decompose.

Objects made by human work are called…

artifacts.

A hieroglyph that identifies a particular ancient Maya city is called an…

emblem glyph.

Voyage of the MimiVoyage of the Mimi Vocabulary Vocabulary

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Episodes 7 and 8

Animal excrement or manure is called…

dung.

An unusual object is called a…

curio.

The period of time when people began to use iron to make tools and weapons is known as the…

Iron Age.

A chemical process that shows the composition of clay is called…

clay analysis.

Things made or built in ancient times are called…

antiquities.

To dig up the ground in order to find something that is buried there in earlier times is to…

excavate.

A large knife with a heavy blade used to clear underbrush or to cut sugar cane is called a…

machete.

An object or custom that has survived from the past is called a …

relic.

Another word for genuine or real is…

authentic.

A furnace or oven for baking or drying things like bricks and pottery is called a…

kiln.