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

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7D O # # O R T L # # # G R E T
8N B # # # V # I A # # S A T H
9A A # A D A N A C N # H N A A
10L C O L U M B U S O D I C G M
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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  1313w
ATALANTICOCEAN  88se
CANADA  99w
COLONISTS  1111w
COLUMBUS  210e
DRAKE  17n
ENGLAND  54se
EXPLORE  1212w
FRANCE  136s
GREENLAND  115n
ICELAND  123w
JAQUESCARTIER  11e
JOHNCABOT  214n
LEIFERICKSON  44e
MERCHANT  915w
NAVIGATE  1414n
NEWFOUNDLAND  1414w
NORTHAMERICA  154s
PIRATE  913w
ROUTES  67nw
VERRAZANO  122w
VIKINGSHIP  121s
VOYAGE  68nw
VOYAGE  68nw