Which ancient civilization first developed a sophisticated inventory management system using clay tablets that tracked goods received, stored, and distributed from warehouses?

Before modern shopping malls and e-commerce, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated commercial systems that laid the groundwork for today's retail practices. From Mesopotamian inventory tablets to Roman brand marketing, these early merchants pioneered techniques we still use. This trivia challenges you to explore how ancient civilizations managed their marketplace innovations and retail systems that influenced commerce for millennia to come.

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Mesopotamians (Sumerians), who created cuneiform inventory records on clay tablets around 3000 BCE
Ancient Egyptians, who used papyrus scrolls to catalog goods in the royal storehouses around 2500 BCE
Phoenicians, who developed a merchant alphabet specifically for tracking Mediterranean trade goods around 1200 BCE
Ancient Chinese, who pioneered bamboo slip inventory records during the early Zhou Dynasty around 1000 BCE