answer:It seems to me, knowing nothing about the subject, that you have to tackle it by 1. knowing the nature of the Investiture Conflict and the terms of the conflict—the parties involved and the points at issue 2. knowing what the political power and the holy power, respectively, consisted of 3. knowing how the aspects of those two powers compared and/or interacted The idea of a connotation of a relationship is a little bit enigmatic; or at least it doesn’t make sense to me (how do relationships have connotations?). Neither does speaking of “relationships” plural when the question pertains to a single relationship between two powers. I would ask the instructor what this means, unless this is language used in the book. The question seems to call for an analysis and not a narrative, Again, I would seek clarification before investing a lot of work in what might be a wrong understanding of the assignment.