Finance minister Jean Baptiste Colbert helped to make France the wealthiest state in Europe by imposing merchantilist policies to bolster the economy. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the fourth option or option "D". He was the finance minister of Louis XIV.
The Portuguese man was Vasco da Gama.
<h3>Who was Vasco da Gama?</h3>
Vasco da Gama was the first European and Portuguese explorer, who reached to the India though the sea.
He was the first discoverer who link Europe and India by an Ocean route. He completed his long journey by way of Cape.
Later on, he died on Dec. 24, 1524. due to some illness.
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Answer: B
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