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

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2# # T O B A C I T N A L T A E
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5# # O N A Z A R R E V L O A O
6# # N O S K C I R E O L # R U
7# # # # # A I S A R U S # T N
8T N A H C R E M E M E # # I D
9D N A L G N E R B C # K # E L
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11# P # # I # S P # # # # # R N
12P # O C # # S U O R E G N A D
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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  97w
ATLANTIC  142w
CABOT  72w
CARTIER  144s
COLUMBUS  144sw
DANGEROUS  1512w
DRAKE  1512nw
ENGLAND  79w
ERICKSON  106w
EUROPE  615nw
EXPLORER  152sw
FRANCE  913e
GOLD  101e
MERCHANT  88w
NATIVEAMERICANS  88sw
NEWFOUNDLAND  151s
PIRATE  134w
ROUTE  610w
SALIED  815e
SHIP  115n
SPICES  712ne
VERRAZANO  115w
VIKING  51e
VOYAGE  1214w