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

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1A S I A # # # M E R C H A N T
2J T F R A N C E # P I R A T E
3A O A # D N A L N E E R G # #
4Q O H L E I F E R I C K S O N
5U N # N A # # # N # # # # # O
6E A # # C N A V I G A T E E R
7S Z # # # A T S D S L # # K T
8C A N A D A B I U N E A # A H
9A R # # # # # O C B A T N R A
10R R # # # # # # T O M L U D M
11T E S T S I N O L O C U E O E
12I V I K I N G S H I P E L C R
13E X P L O R E # # # # # A O I
14R # D N A L D N U O F W E N C
15# # # V O Y A G E # # # # # A
Word X Y Direction
ASIA  11e
ATALANTICOCEAN  88se
CANADA  18e
COLONISTS  1111w
COLUMBUS  1514nw
DRAKE  1410n
ENGLAND  84se
EXPLORE  113e
FRANCE  32e
GREENLAND  133w
ICELAND  1513nw
JAQUESCARTIER  11s
JOHNCABOT  12se
LEIFERICKSON  44e
MERCHANT  81e
NAVIGATE  66e
NEWFOUNDLAND  1414w
NORTHAMERICA  154s
PIRATE  102e
ROUTES  1512nw
VERRAZANO  212n
VIKINGSHIP  112e
VOYAGE  415e
VOYAGE  415e