An environmental explanation for the Mongol conquests that has been put forth is that
a. temperatures rose and increased the desert areas and that pushed the Mongols south and west.
b. temperatures fell and declining pastureland caused a need for expansion.
c. high rainfall in the Mongol homeland led to flooding and the destruction of Mongol agriculture.
d. a series of earthquakes destroyed Mongol communities and led to their dispersal.
b
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