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.

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

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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  142s
ATLANTIC  142w
CABOT  711e
CARTIER  72se
COLUMBUS  412e
DANGEROUS  41se
DRAKE  1415n
ENGLAND  78sw
ERICKSON  85sw
EUROPE  65w
EXPLORER  26e
FRANCE  1315w
GOLD  814e
MERCHANT  88w
NATIVEAMERICANS  88sw
NEWFOUNDLAND  151w
PIRATE  155s
ROUTE  68sw
SALIED  813e
SHIP  813w
SPICES  115e
VERRAZANO  54se
VIKING  314e
VOYAGE  135sw