The answer is most likely "the aztec and olmec"
The musical Renaissance period spans from approximately 1400 until 1600 and as the society was changing so did the musical preference and language into a more polyphonic style.
Question: Which musical element is an innovation attributed to the Renaissance?
Answer: <u><em>B) word painting</em></u> (especially Italian and English composers used this in the madrigals in this era)
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