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.

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

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1T T # O E C N A R F # P I H S
2# N O # N E # # V # # # # N E
3# # A B # A T # # I # # A # P
4D # # H A # Z U S # K C # I O
5N A # # C C # A O # I I R # R
6A T N # # R L R R R # A N # U
7L L # G # I E R E R T # S G E
8D A # # E I E M # E E U P R N
9N N # D T R A G # # B V I # G
10U T # R O E O # A M # C C # L
11O I A L V L # U U Y K # E # A
12F C P I D # # L S S O # S # N
13W X T # # # O # O # # V # # D
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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  214e
ATLANTIC  25s
CABOT  65nw
CARTIER  212ne
COLUMBUS  614ne
DANGEROUS  14se
DRAKE  215e
ENGLAND  157s
ERICKSON  157sw
EUROPE  157n
EXPLORER  114ne
FRANCE  101w
GOLD  89sw
MERCHANT  88nw
NATIVEAMERICANS  88ne
NEWFOUNDLAND  115n
PIRATE  153sw
ROUTE  106nw
SALIED  94sw
SHIP  151w
SPICES  137s
VERRAZANO  129nw
VIKING  92se
VOYAGE  1213nw