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 V Y R E R O L P X E Y N H P
C N S U R E E R I X D L O N I
A O A V X T P Q R N O V D T H
R M L C D U O A A O N O U O S
T D M U I O R A T S A Y N B A
I O H M M R U A E K Z A Q A L
E R M S E B E A I C A G R C I
R J X U R N U M M I R E W I E
D Z T O C W G S A R R A A T D
G L Y R H L E L P E E H B N R
N Q O E A H E C A I V P A A A
I N E G N A U E N N C I B L K
K V G N T I R M N A D E T T E
I C M A A S F R K P R B S A D
V S T 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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1S # # R E R O L P X E # # # P
2C N # # # E E # I # # # # # I
3A O A # # T P # R N O V # T H
4R # L C # U O # A O N O # O S
5T # # U I O R # T S A Y # B A
6I # # # M R U # E K Z A # A L
7E # # S E B E # # C A G # C I
8R # # U R N U M # I R E # I E
9D # # O C # G S A R R # # T D
10G L # R H # E L P E E # # N R
11N # O E A # # C A I V # # A A
12I # # G N A # # N N C I # L K
13K # # N T I # # # A D E T T E
14I # # A # S # # # # R # S A #
15V # # D N A L D N U O F W E N
Word X Y Direction
ASIA  615n
ATLANTIC  1414n
CABOT  147n
CARTIER  12s
COLUMBUS  12se
DANGEROUS  415n
DRAKE  159s
ENGLAND  57se
ERICKSON  1010n
EUROPE  77n
EXPLORER  111w
FRANCE  1215nw
GOLD  412nw
MERCHANT  56s
NATIVEAMERICANS  88nw
NEWFOUNDLAND  1515w
PIRATE  91s
ROUTE  66n
SALIED  154s
SHIP  154n
SPICES  89se
VERRAZANO  1111n
VIKING  115n
VOYAGE  123s