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 A L I E D R A K E P Z O Z T
P N W W F Z D F A C H T N N U
I O A M J E C N A R F B A T G
C S S C A R T I E R E H Z O D
E K I O I H J F O T C G A B V
S C A L E R U V U R Z G R A B
X I V U O G E O E S E S R C B
F R Y M K N R M T G U K E I O
J E V B Q I D E A O Q U V T V
X N L U J K L Y R E R F Z N X
U G J S H I O E I O V Z I A L
K L S H O V G L P V L I F L L
N A U I L N Z E O M R P T T L
K N C P A D R U Y I D Y X A D
T D B 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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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  33s
ATLANTIC  1414n
CABOT  147n
CARTIER  44e
COLUMBUS  44s
DANGEROUS  415ne
DRAKE  61e
ENGLAND  29s
ERICKSON  29n
EUROPE  138sw
EXPLORER  1415nw
FRANCE  113w
GOLD  712n
MERCHANT  88ne
NATIVEAMERICANS  88nw
NEWFOUNDLAND  1515w
PIRATE  912n
ROUTE  78ne
SALIED  11e
SHIP  411s
SPICES  11s
VERRAZANO  139n
VIKING  612n
VOYAGE  612ne