Question :
The given sentences, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labeled with a letter. Choose the most logical order of the sentences from among the five given choices to construct a coherent paragraph keeping sentence (D) as the first sentence of the paragraph.
(A) Diagnosis and prognosis were based on rules of empirical observation and logical reasoning.
(B) Usually, disease was seen as a sign of the gods' displeasure with a person, or even as a manifestation of evil spirits indwelling them.
(C) It is clear, however, that many Mesopotamian doctors mingled this approach with a more practical study of the human body and its maladies.
(D) As in all ancient societies, medicine and religion went hand in hand.
(E) Doctors used bandages, creams and pills in their treatments.
(F) The duty of the doctor was to identify the sin which had caused such displeasure, and to prescribe the correct religious ceremony to bring about healing.
(G) Many tablets show that certain Mesopotamian doctors had developed rational techniques of diagnosis, prognosis, physical examination, and prescriptions.
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