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 P I C E S D T D E I L A S L
H N N G X E N N R V P Y F A G
I E A E R T A A A N O K R T R
P T D C J U L H K O N Q A O G
Y A X S I O G C E S A E N B Z
R R D J U R N R E K Z V C A Y
E I W S O B E E K C A O E C G
R P O U F R M M P I R D M I D
O E O O X L U U A R R L R T C
L G Z R K K S Y L E E O J N Y
P N Y E U E G A Y O V G R A U
X I L G R E I T R A C I X L L
E K Z N C X F P R T W J T T C
O I B A T M X U M M A I S A T
U V Q 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  1414w
ATLANTIC  1414n
CABOT  147n
CARTIER  1112w
COLUMBUS  1112nw
DANGEROUS  415n
DRAKE  91s
ENGLAND  77n
ERICKSON  1010n
EUROPE  612nw
EXPLORER  113n
FRANCE  132s
GOLD  1211n
MERCHANT  88n
NATIVEAMERICANS  88nw
NEWFOUNDLAND  1515w
PIRATE  28n
ROUTE  66n
SALIED  141w
SHIP  11s
SPICES  11e
VERRAZANO  1111n
VIKING  215n
VOYAGE  1111w