Which ancient civilization first introduced standardized product branding by marking pottery and goods with distinctive symbols that served as early product logos?

Before modern shopping malls and e-commerce, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated product distribution systems. From Mesopotamian merchant guilds to Roman market innovations, these early retail experiences laid the foundation for commerce as we know it today. Test your knowledge about one of history's most significant retail innovations that revolutionized how products were marketed and sold in the ancient world.

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Ancient Egypt, where craftsmen marked goods with hieroglyphic symbols representing their workshops to differentiate quality products from the 3rd dynasty onward
Mesopotamia, where merchants in Ur and Babylon stamped clay tablets with cylinder seals as 'brand guarantees' for product authenticity around 3000 BCE
Ancient Greece, where the city-states implemented pottery stamps showing origin and craftsmen as a form of quality assurance for exported goods
The Indus Valley Civilization, where merchants used standardized seals on trade goods to identify manufacturing guilds and origins of products