Interdict was an important part of the church's influence because it meant the pope could: a. remove the ruler's crown. b. raise an army against a ruler. c. take a ruler's money and jewels. d. refuse religious sacraments to the ruler's people.

The correct answer is D. refuse religious sacraments to the ruler's people.

The interdict was important because it meant that an entire region or kingdom could be excluded from receiving sacrament and the Christian burial. As a result, it ensured that the nobles obeyed the church

apartheid, (afrikaans: “apartness”) policy that governed relations between south africa's white minority and nonwhite majority and sanctioned racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhites. people should not get this wrong. i was just answering a question.