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

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3# A A # # C I T N A L T A # L
4D Z # H S U B M U L O C # D I
5N A # # C A B O T # I A # N E
6A R N # # R # # # R # R # A D
7L R E G # # E R E O # T # L R
8D E T O E # E M R U # I # G A
9N V A L # R A # I T # E # N K
10U # R D O E O # C E # R G E E
11O # I L V # U U K # # # N # #
12F # P I # # # R S # # # I # #
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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  214e
ATLANTIC  133w
CABOT  55e
CARTIER  124s
COLUMBUS  124w
DANGEROUS  14se
DRAKE  156s
ENGLAND  1410n
ERICKSON  97s
EUROPE  610se
EXPLORER  114ne
FRANCE  91w
GOLD  47s
MERCHANT  88nw
NATIVEAMERICANS  88ne
NEWFOUNDLAND  115n
PIRATE  312n
ROUTE  106s
SALIED  151s
SHIP  912sw
SPICES  151w
VERRAZANO  29n
VIKING  1315n
VOYAGE  42e