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

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3E T A G I V A N # # # I # # #
4C # S L E I F E R I C K S O N
5N # I # A N # # # # A I # G O
6A # A # # N G # # # N N # R R
7R O U T E S T L # # A G # E T
8F D N A L E C I A # D S # E H
9S T S I N O L O C N A H # N A
10# E E T A R I P # O D I # L M
11# G K S U B M U L O C P # A E
12# A A # # E R O L P X E # N R
13# Y R T N A H C R E M # A D I
14# O D N A L D N U O F W E N C
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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  33s
ATALANTICOCEAN  88se
CANADA  114s
COLONISTS  99w
COLUMBUS  1111w
DRAKE  314n
ENGLAND  54se
EXPLORE  1212w
FRANCE  18n
GREENLAND  145s
ICELAND  88w
JAQUESCARTIER  11e
JOHNCABOT  315e
LEIFERICKSON  44e
MERCHANT  1113w
NAVIGATE  83w
NEWFOUNDLAND  1414w
NORTHAMERICA  154s
PIRATE  810w
ROUTES  17e
VERRAZANO  122w
VIKINGSHIP  121s
VOYAGE  215n
VOYAGE  215n