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

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1A G R E E N L A N D # D # P #
2C N A V I G A T E # N S R I #
3I # A # S # # N A A # T E R #
4R P # E # U G # L D # S I A #
5E # I # C L B D # # A I T T #
6M E # H A O N M # # C N R E T
7A # R N S U C # U E # O A E N
8H # D O O G # I L L U L C C A
9T # # F L # N A T T O O S N H
10R # W # # P N I E N # C E A C
11O E K A R D X S K # A # U R R
12N O S K C I R E F I E L Q F E
13# # O N A Z A R R E V # A # M
14# # # # T O B A C N H O J T #
15# # # V O Y A G E # # A I S A
Word X Y Direction
ASIA  1515w
ATALANTICOCEAN  88nw
CANADA  148nw
COLONISTS  1210n
COLUMBUS  1210nw
DRAKE  611w
ENGLAND  92sw
EXPLORE  812nw
FRANCE  1412n
GREENLAND  21e
ICELAND  125sw
JAQUESCARTIER  1313n
JOHNCABOT  1314w
LEIFERICKSON  1212w
MERCHANT  1513n
NAVIGATE  22e
NEWFOUNDLAND  112ne
NORTHAMERICA  112n
PIRATE  141s
ROUTES  136sw
VERRAZANO  1113w
VIKINGSHIP  1012nw
VOYAGE  415e
VOYAGE  415e