Pioneers of Renaissance Humanism were inspired by the discovery and spread of important classical texts from ancient Greece and Rome which offered a different vision of life and humanity than what had been common during previous centuries of Christian domination
Religion sometimes meddles with government matters when it concerns morality. Laws are made out of implementing order, and stopping people from committing immoral acts. But for liberated countries like USA, the Church does not strongly meddle with issues like homosexuality because of their modernist views. But there must really be a boundary between Church and governments to avoid conflicts.
An agrarian society is a society whose economy and wealth is primarily based upon agriculture. Agricultural production relies primarily upon human and animal labor as opposed to mechanized tools. For example, a farmer in an agrarian society is likely to plow a field with a plough powered by horse, oxen or even just himself. An industrial society would utilize a tractor to till the field.
Near fertile soil, bodies of water, anywhere where it's easy to farm and produce food
