Which ancient civilization invented the first known form of retail advertising with standardized shop signs featuring pictorial symbols that identified specific trades and products?

Before digital billboards and social media campaigns, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated methods to advertise their goods and services. From town criers in Mesopotamia to painted shop signs in Pompeii, marketing has ancient roots. Test your knowledge about how our ancestors promoted their products and attracted customers thousands of years ago.

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Ancient Egypt, where hieroglyphic shop signs indicated services like brewing and metalworking around 3000 BCE
Ancient Greece, where ceramic tiles with painted symbols were placed outside shops in the Agora around 500 BCE
Ancient Rome, where carved stone reliefs depicting goods were first standardized under Emperor Augustus around 27 BCE
Ancient China, where silk banners with trader symbols were mandated during the Han Dynasty around 200 BCE