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.

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

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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  514e
ATLANTIC  33e
CABOT  57nw
CARTIER  710nw
COLUMBUS  44e
DANGEROUS  415ne
DRAKE  211s
ENGLAND  811w
ERICKSON  1010w
EUROPE  89ne
EXPLORER  1415nw
FRANCE  153s
GOLD  712w
MERCHANT  84sw
NATIVEAMERICANS  88nw
NEWFOUNDLAND  1515w
PIRATE  1213w
ROUTE  78nw
SALIED  61e
SHIP  114ne
SPICES  11e
VERRAZANO  1410n
VIKING  1412nw
VOYAGE  1410nw