Supernatural and religious ideas

Question 1

What did the church teach people?

Answer 1

The church taught people that God made them sick because he was either displeased with them or was testing their faith.

Question 2

How did the teachings of the church limit medicine in the Middle Ages?

Answer 2

The church discouraged dissection meaning no assumptions could be made regarding human anatomy which limited ideas. In general, the church did not approve of people challenging ideas and authority.

Question 3

What did the church promote?

Answer 3

The church promoted the ideas of Galen as his theories fitted Christian beliefs that the body had a soul and that all parts had been created by God to work together.