Which ancient civilization invented the first standardized pricing system using price tags on merchandise, revolutionizing retail by eliminating the need to negotiate each purchase?

Before modern shopping malls and e-commerce, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated retail systems that laid the foundation for today's commerce. From Mesopotamian bazaars to Roman shopping districts, these early retail innovations shaped how humans have exchanged goods for millennia. Test your knowledge about one of history's most revolutionary retail concepts that changed commerce forever!

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Ancient Egyptians, who marked papyrus price labels on goods in the markets of Thebes around 1300 BCE
Lydians of Anatolia, who attached fixed-price metal tokens to merchandise after inventing the world's first standardized coins around 600 BCE
Phoenician merchants, who developed clay tablet pricing systems for their Mediterranean trade network around 900 BCE
Ancient Chinese merchants during the Han Dynasty, who implemented silk-printed price lists in urban marketplaces around 100 BCE