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.

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

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Word X Y Direction
ASIA  214n
ATLANTIC  214e
CABOT  135sw
CARTIER  914nw
COLUMBUS  78se
DANGEROUS  1215nw
DRAKE  1510s
ENGLAND  154s
ERICKSON  97w
EUROPE  138s
EXPLORER  146sw
FRANCE  84w
GOLD  156nw
MERCHANT  15e
NATIVEAMERICANS  88ne
NEWFOUNDLAND  115e
PIRATE  68ne
ROUTE  87se
SALIED  147nw
SHIP  101w
SPICES  151w
VERRAZANO  149nw
VIKING  111n
VOYAGE  149s