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.

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

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1# # # # # E K A R D E I L A S
2# # # # # # # D L O G # # N P
3# T O B A C I T N A L T A # I
4P # # # S U B M U L O C # V C
5E I # # # # # # # # I A E O E
6T P H V I K I N G R # R # Y S
7N N O S K C I R E # R T # A #
8A # # R U # # M R A # I # G #
9H # # # U O A E Z # # E # E #
10C # # # # E R A # # # R # # #
11R A # # V O N E N G L A N D #
12E I # I L O # # G # R O U T E
13M S T P I R A T E N # # # # #
14# A X F R A N C E # A # # # #
15N E W F O U N D L A N D # # #
Word X Y Direction
ASIA  214n
ATLANTIC  133w
CABOT  63w
CARTIER  124s
COLUMBUS  124w
DANGEROUS  1215nw
DRAKE  101w
ENGLAND  811e
ERICKSON  97w
EUROPE  610nw
EXPLORER  215ne
FRANCE  414e
GOLD  112w
MERCHANT  113n
NATIVEAMERICANS  88ne
NEWFOUNDLAND  115e
PIRATE  413e
ROUTE  1112e
SALIED  151w
SHIP  47nw
SPICES  151s
VERRAZANO  144sw
VIKING  46e
VOYAGE  144s