One way in which the writers of the Renaissance were influenced by the writers of ancient Greece was that Renaissance writers - emphasized the power of human reason showed little interest in secular affairs produced few new scientific ideas promoted the religious doctrines of the Roman Catholic Church

mphasized the power of human reason<br /><br />The writers of the Renaissance were greatly influenced by the classical texts of ancient Greece and Rome, which emphasized humanism and the potential of human reason. This focus on human reason and individual potential was a hallmark of Renaissance thought and literature.