Bartholomeu Dias was responsible for __________.
A. expanding the Portuguese empire into the Indian Ocean
B. defeating Spanish challenges to Portuguese authority in West Africa
C. subjugating the natives of Brazil
D. initiating the transatlantic slave trade
Answer: A
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