Early Explorers

ASIA
ATLANTIC
CABOT
CARTIER
COLUMBUS
DANGEROUS
DRAKE
ENGLAND
ERICKSON
EUROPE
EXPLORER
FRANCE
GOLD
MERCHANT
NATIVEAMERICANS
NEWFOUNDLAND
PIRATE
ROUTE
SALIED
SHIP
SPICES
VERRAZANO
VIKING
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 on their journeys.

Try to find all 24 words on this board.

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

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5N A # L L G U # Z N I O L # E
6A # N O G E O A # R G L A E D
7L # E G N # R R E E # U N C #
8D # T # E R E M R I # M T N #
9N # A # E R A # I T # B I A #
10U # R V O E O # C R # U C R #
11O # I L V # U U K A # S # F #
12F # P I # # # R S C B # # # #
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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  214e
ATLANTIC  133s
CABOT  910se
CARTIER  1012n
COLUMBUS  124s
DANGEROUS  14se
DRAKE  52w
ENGLAND  58n
ERICKSON  97s
EUROPE  610se
EXPLORER  114ne
FRANCE  1411n
GOLD  47n
MERCHANT  215e
NATIVEAMERICANS  88ne
NEWFOUNDLAND  115n
PIRATE  312n
ROUTE  77n
SALIED  151s
SHIP  912se
SPICES  151w
VERRAZANO  410ne
VIKING  61se
VOYAGE  61s