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

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1N # O # # P # # # N # # # # #
2E A # N # # I # # O # # # # #
3W X T # A E # H # S A L I E D
4F E P I # Z T # S K E # # # #
5O # P L V # A U # C G O L D #
6U # V O O E O R O I A R C # #
7N # I # R R A # R R Y E I # F
8D A K # E U E M # E O I T # R
9L I I G # N E R E # V T N # A
10A S N # G R # # # R # R A # N
11N A G L C A B O T # I A L # C
12D # A H S U B M U L O C T # E
13# N A # # D R A K E # # A # #
14D N # # P I R A T E # # # N #
15T # # # # # # # # S E C I P S
Word X Y Direction
ASIA  211n
ATLANTIC  1313n
CABOT  511e
CARTIER  1212n
COLUMBUS  1212w
DANGEROUS  112ne
DRAKE  613e
ENGLAND  78sw
ERICKSON  108n
EUROPE  79nw
EXPLORER  12se
FRANCE  157s
GOLD  115e
MERCHANT  88sw
NATIVEAMERICANS  88se
NEWFOUNDLAND  11s
PIRATE  514e
ROUTE  107nw
SALIED  103e
SHIP  94nw
SPICES  1515w
VERRAZANO  119nw
VIKING  36s
VOYAGE  119n