Early Explorers

ASIA
ATALANTICOCEAN
CANADA
COLONISTS
COLUMBUS
DRAKE
ENGLAND
EXPLORE
FRANCE
GREENLAND
ICELAND
JAQUESCARTIER
JOHNCABOT
LEIFERICKSON
MERCHANT
NAVIGATE
NEWFOUNDLAND
NORTHAMERICA
PIRATE
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 24 words on this board.

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

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7E O # A # I T L # # A G S E T
8E B # # # # P I O # D S E T H
9R A E G A Y O V C R A H T A A
10G C O L U M B U S O E I U G M
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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  14se
ATALANTICOCEAN  88se
CANADA  114s
COLONISTS  1111w
COLUMBUS  210e
DRAKE  815w
ENGLAND  1415w
EXPLORE  54se
FRANCE  613e
GREENLAND  110n
ICELAND  123w
JAQUESCARTIER  11e
JOHNCABOT  214n
LEIFERICKSON  44e
MERCHANT  1112w
NAVIGATE  1414n
NEWFOUNDLAND  1414w
NORTHAMERICA  154s
PIRATE  78nw
ROUTES  1312n
VERRAZANO  122w
VIKINGSHIP  121s
VOYAGE  89w
VOYAGE  89w