Question

How did the medieval Christian church limit and protect women

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Medieval era was very dominated by the Christian church.

The people took their beliefs very seriously, and they were more involved in the church than today. It was the part of their every day lifestyle. In that era, people usually gave up on their worldly life so they can become nuns and monks. That's how dominated and consumed by the church they were.

The church,  played a huge role in everyone's life in Medieval period. When it comes to women, their rights were limited, and Church played a big role in that limitation. The doctrine from the church considered in some way that both men and women have the same rights, that they are equal. But, women represented some kind of evil and they believed that they are more prone to committing a sin. That's where a male protector gets his role -- to guide them to the right path.

The minimum age for marriage was set, and also the punishment for both men and women if they committed some sort of crime. Only few women were able to get education, and some nuns became the right arms of the kings, and some of them became writers.