Conquest and exploration had affected certain parts of the world in both positive and negative ways. In the Middle East when the Muslim Empire was just starting to expand, Muslim armies defeated the Byzantine forces and then “In the 711, Muslim forces crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and conquered Spain” (Esler 39). This had a positive effect on them because it allowed them to spread the Islam and Muslim civilization. There are also the Aztec/Mexica people who were a part of the Triple Alliance where they set out to conquer other cities to support their expanding population. “By the early 1500s, the Aztecs had conquered most of Mesoamerica and had imposed their rule on an estimated 11 million to 12 million people” (Esler 12). The conquest caused
