In 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama successfully reached a.

the southernmost tip of Africa.

b.

the port of Calicut in India.

c.

the shores of China.

d.

an island in the Caribbean.

the anwser is b the port of calicut in india

Explanation:

he got help from  local navigator and the he was able to cross the indian ocean and reach the coast of india in may of 1498

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts

when in doubt choose c

it's what my teacher told my class when we were going into psats