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.

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

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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  115n
ATALANTICOCEAN  88ne
CANADA  1515n
COLONISTS  141sw
COLUMBUS  611e
DRAKE  28s
ENGLAND  22s
EXPLORE  48ne
FRANCE  49ne
GREENLAND  1310w
ICELAND  1213w
JAQUESCARTIER  115e
JOHNCABOT  215ne
LEIFERICKSON  412n
MERCHANT  111n
NAVIGATE  1412w
NEWFOUNDLAND  142s
NORTHAMERICA  41e
PIRATE  139n
ROUTES  47ne
VERRAZANO  311n
VIKINGSHIP  410ne
VOYAGE  154s
VOYAGE  154s