Which ancient civilization created the first widely recognized branded products through distinctive pottery marks that functioned similar to modern trademarks?

Before modern retail and branding strategies, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated commercial systems with their own versions of branded products, marketing, and retail innovations. From Mesopotamian clay tablets recording inventory to Roman storefronts with recognizable logos, the foundations of today's retail world stretch back millennia. Test your knowledge about one of history's earliest examples of product branding and how ancient merchants distinguished their goods in crowded marketplaces.

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Ancient Greece, where potters used distinctive signatures and symbols to identify their workshops' products around 700-600 BCE
Ancient Egypt, where royal cartouches on goods indicated pharaonic approval and origin around 3000 BCE
Ancient Rome, where brick makers stamped their products with maker's marks around 200 CE
Ancient China, where Han Dynasty silk producers wove specific patterns to identify their workshops around 100 BCE