How can the Reformation and the Age of Discovery be seen as extensions of the Renaissance?

The events in this timeline represent how much people learned after the Renaissance. It promoted curiosity and critical thinking. People have now explored and technology has advanced. Great thinkers such as Leonardo Da Vinci have inspired a wave of humanism and what it means to be human. Furthermore, people started to question religion and bring awareness to corruption. Overall humans start to open their eyes about the world around them. So in a way, the Age of Discovery and and Reformation are all connected and driven by the same ideas and discoveries.