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.

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

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1N E W F O U N D L A N D # D T
2# A X # V I K I N G A # N N #
3# S T P I R A T E N # A A # #
4# I # I L D L O G # L H # # #
5# A # # V O # E # G C S # # #
6P # # # # E R # N R A U C # #
7# I # # U O A E E E B B I # #
8# # H R U # # M R K O M T # #
9# N O S K C I R E A T U N # #
10# P F A E E T U O R # L A # S
11E # R L G # # # # D I O L # E
12# # A I A R E I T R A C T # C
13# # N E Y # # # # # # # A # I
14# # C D O # # # # # # # # N P
15# # E # V E R R A Z A N O # S
Word X Y Direction
ASIA  22s
ATLANTIC  1313n
CABOT  115s
CARTIER  1212w
COLUMBUS  1212n
DANGEROUS  121sw
DRAKE  1011n
ENGLAND  87ne
ERICKSON  99w
EUROPE  66sw
EXPLORER  21se
FRANCE  310s
GOLD  94w
MERCHANT  88ne
NATIVEAMERICANS  88se
NEWFOUNDLAND  11e
PIRATE  43e
ROUTE  1010w
SALIED  49s
SHIP  49nw
SPICES  1515n
VERRAZANO  515e
VIKING  52e
VOYAGE  515n