the way Portuguese thought of trading differed from trading has been done in the region for centuries in the Arabian gulf region. explain
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Answer: The arrival of the Portuguese marked a turning point in the history of the Indian ocean and Arabian gulf for many reasons.
Portuguese took over the role of intermediary for trade between the ports of the Indian ocean from the members of the indigenous mercantile strata.
These transformations affected the local Arab commercial communities, along with those from the other Indian ocean societies.
Under the impact of their encroachment and domination, the commercial Arab societies in the gulf left the coast and temporarily retired into the interior and many old mercantile cities of Oman and the rest of the Arabian gulf declined.
Portuguese exploration had negative and positive impacts on society.
There are a lot of positive results of Portuguese exploration.
Portugal discovered new lands, new sea routes and made better maps of the world.