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.

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

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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  97s
ATLANTIC  142s
CABOT  1213n
CARTIER  149s
COLUMBUS  210n
DANGEROUS  41s
DRAKE  81s
ENGLAND  79s
ERICKSON  106s
EUROPE  141sw
EXPLORER  79n
FRANCE  32s
GOLD  711sw
MERCHANT  88s
NATIVEAMERICANS  88sw
NEWFOUNDLAND  151w
PIRATE  77ne
ROUTE  610n
SALIED  115e
SHIP  110se
SPICES  115n
VERRAZANO  115s
VIKING  18n
VOYAGE  1312n