Early Explorers

ASIA
ATALANTICOCEAN
CANADA
COLONISTS
COLUMBUS
DRAKE
ENGLAND
EXPLORE
FRANCE
GREENLAND
ICELAND
JAQUESCARTIER
JOHNCABOT
LEIFERICKSON
MERCHANT
NAVIGATE
NEWFOUNDLAND
NORTHAMERICA
PIRATE
ROUTES
VERRAZANO
VIKINGSHIP
VOYAGE
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 in their journeys.

Try to find all 24 words on this board.

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

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3# O A # # P I R A T E I # # #
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5O K # A A X # # # # A I E # O
6H A # # G N P # # # N N N # R
7N R # # # E T L # # A G G E T
8C D N A L E C I O # D S L T H
9A S U B M U L O C R A H A A A
10B # F R A N C E # O E I N G M
11O # S T S I N O L O C P D I E
12T G R E E N L A N D # E # V R
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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  1313w
ATALANTICOCEAN  88se
CANADA  114s
COLONISTS  1111w
COLUMBUS  99w
DRAKE  28n
ENGLAND  135s
EXPLORE  54se
FRANCE  310e
GREENLAND  212e
ICELAND  88w
JAQUESCARTIER  11e
JOHNCABOT  14s
LEIFERICKSON  44e
MERCHANT  813w
NAVIGATE  1414n
NEWFOUNDLAND  1414w
NORTHAMERICA  154s
PIRATE  63e
ROUTES  1215w
VERRAZANO  122w
VIKINGSHIP  121s
VOYAGE  12se
VOYAGE  12se