Early Explorers

ASIA
ATALANTICOCEAN
CANADA
COLONISTS
COLUMBUS
DRAKE
ENGLAND
EXPLORE
FRANCE
GREENLAND
ICELAND
JAQUESCARTIER
JOHNCABOT
LEIFERICKSON
MERCHANT
NAVIGATE
NEWFOUNDLAND
NORTHAMERICA
ROUTES
VERRAZANO
VIKINGSHIP
VOYAGE
VOYAGE

This word search contains the names of the Early Explorers we have covered in class. It also lists some of the countries mentioned in our studies as well as describing what some of the explorers were hoping to find in their journeys.

Try to find all 23 words on this board.

P J G R E E N L A N D A I S A
E D Q E C N A R F W Z E T T J
C D N S E E N G L A N D A A A
M N H A T T S O D E U L U D Q
E A Q E L S S E T E A E V A U
R L T S T E I S T N X I E N E
C D O O K A C N T U K F R A S
H N E B B H G I O I O E R C C
A U K G D A C I N L X R A O A
N O A G A O C G V P O I Z L R
T F R L C Y S N L A F C A U T
V W D E Z H O O H F N K N M I
K E A Z I K R V H O J S O B E
N N D P X E L K C T J O P U R
A C I R E M A H T R O N R S H
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Answer Key for Early Explorers

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1# # G R E E N L A N D A I S A
2# D # E C N A R F # # # # T J
3# D N S # E N G L A N D A A A
4M N # A T # S # # # # L # D Q
5E A # E L S # E # # A E V A U
6R L T # T E I # T N # I E N E
7C D # O # A C N T U K F R A S
8H N E # B # G I O I O E R C C
9A U K G # A C I N L X R A O A
10N O A # A O C G V P O I Z L R
11T F R # C Y S N L A # C A U T
12# W D E # H O O H # N K N M I
13# E A # I # R V # O # S O B E
14# N # P # E # # # # J O # U R
15A C I R E M A H T R O N # S #
Word X Y Direction
ASIA  151w
ATALANTICOCEAN  88sw
CANADA  148n
COLONISTS  1211nw
COLUMBUS  148s
DRAKE  312n
ENGLAND  63e
EXPLORE  128sw
FRANCE  92w
GREENLAND  31e
ICELAND  88nw
JAQUESCARTIER  151s
JOHNCABOT  1114nw
LEIFERICKSON  124s
MERCHANT  14s
NAVIGATE  1112nw
NEWFOUNDLAND  214n
NORTHAMERICA  1215w
ROUTES  129nw
VERRAZANO  135s
VIKINGSHIP  126sw
VOYAGE  813nw
VOYAGE  813nw