Which of the following is credited with forcing pastoral peoples and plague-bearing rodents into closer contact with settled agricultural villages?
A) Advancing glaciers across the central Asian steppes
B) Soil depletion from over-farming of the central Asian steppes
C) Drought in the central Asian steppes
D) Warmer winters and rainy summers in the central Asian steppes

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Drought in the central Asian steppes forced pastoral peoples to seek food and water from settled agricultural villages, leading to closer contact with those communities. This also brought plague-bearing rodents into closer contact with humans, contributing to the spread of deadly diseases.

Which of the Following Is Credited with Forcing Pastoral Peoples