During the renaissance ideas like humanism created an emphasis on the individual and it promoted secular beliefs. This also weakened the power of the Catholic Church which used to be the center of everyone’s life.The renaissance was the first step to reform and started to change political and moral views we still hold today. This led into the reformed views which caused the religious wars. Separate reformers with the support of states, spoke out changing people's views resulting in Europe never having religious unity. With less emphasis on religious life, Europeans focused on developing their agriculture and social status. With the Age of Exploration occurring at the same time, Europeans had more crops and a bigger variety of diet. This
