Answer:
d. The massive toll of the famine
Explanation:
Moctezuma I was the fifth huey tlatoani mexica (1440-1469). As son of the tlatoani Huitzilíhuitl, he assumed the command of the army in 1417, which he would maintain during the reigns of his half brother Chimalpopoca (1417-1427) and his uncle Itzcóatl (1427-1440). Upon the death of the latter, Moctezuma Ilhuicamina was elected sovereign of the Mexican state under which he began an expansionist era, which counted on the help of his classic allies, the altépetlde Texcoco and Tlacopan. In alliance with these he defeated the Tepanecan altépetl of Azcapotzalco, which dominated the Basin of Mexico at that time. He defeated Cuauhtlatoa, tlatoani of Tlatelolco, who had tried to take over the government, subdued Atonal, lord of Coixtlahuaca in 1461, and destroyed the cities of Chalco and Tepeaca, extended his domains to the areas of Guerrero, Hidalgo, Puebla, Oaxaca and part of Veracruz, dominating the entire Anáhuac plateau.
With these victories he was able to consolidate an absolute, theocratic power, in the face of the predominant influence of the military and priestly nobility. However, it was impossible for him to prevent a series of natural catastrophes, such as floods and famines, devastating his domains, which ended up relapsing into a new wave of human sacrifice. Due to this, the so-called flower wars (1450) began, which were annual campaigns against the independent cities of Tlaxcala and Huejotzingo that were destined to capture prisoners to sacrifice them in their rituals. From 1456, when all obstacles were overcome, the Mexica State regained prosperity and its capital, Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), found an era of economic and artistic splendor without precedent. Despite his severe and authoritarian character and his inability to give the empire an efficient administration, Moctezuma I was able to win the esteem and respect of his governed and keep it until death.
