Early Explorers

ASIA
ATALANTICOCEAN
CANADA
COLONISTS
COLUMBUS
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 23 words on this board.

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

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5L A A C # U L C S N C # D F D
6U N Z I O P N G I O # N E O N
7M A A R X A N S C T A M T U A
8B D R E R I T I O L V E A N L
9U A R F K S T B N O N R G D E
10S # E I # N A E Y G P C I L C
11# # V E A C E A L I # H V A I
12A # # L N R G A R # # A A N #
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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  115n
ATALANTICOCEAN  88ne
CANADA  24s
COLONISTS  141sw
COLUMBUS  13s
ENGLAND  128sw
EXPLORE  48ne
FRANCE  49ne
GREENLAND  513ne
ICELAND  1511n
JAQUESCARTIER  115e
JOHNCABOT  215ne
LEIFERICKSON  412n
MERCHANT  127s
NAVIGATE  1313n
NEWFOUNDLAND  142s
NORTHAMERICA  41e
PIRATE  1110sw
ROUTES  47ne
VERRAZANO  311n
VIKINGSHIP  410ne
VOYAGE  118sw
VOYAGE  118sw