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

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1N E W F O U N D L A N D # # M
2# A X # # # # E N # # A T # E
3# T T P # # # P O # # N O # R
4# L # I L # # O S # # G B # C
5# A # R V O # R K # # E A D H
6# N # A E E R U C # # R C L A
7# T V T R N A E I # # O A O N
8# I O E R G S M R # L U R G T
9# C Y # A L I # E U # S T N #
10# # A F Z A A # M R H # I I S
11# # G R A N # B O I I # E K E
12# # E A N D U U P # # C R I C
13# # # N O S T # # # # # A V I
14# # # C # E # # # # # # # N P
15# # # E # E K A R D E I L A S
Word X Y Direction
ASIA  77s
ATLANTIC  22s
CABOT  136n
CARTIER  136s
COLUMBUS  136sw
DANGEROUS  121s
DRAKE  1015w
ENGLAND  66s
ERICKSON  99n
EUROPE  87n
EXPLORER  21se
FRANCE  410s
GOLD  148n
MERCHANT  151s
NATIVEAMERICANS  88se
NEWFOUNDLAND  11e
PIRATE  43s
ROUTE  1010sw
SALIED  1515w
SHIP  129sw
SPICES  1515n
VERRAZANO  55s
VIKING  1413n
VOYAGE  37s