Which ancient civilization invented the world's first recorded retail 'brand mark' - a specific symbol used by merchants to guarantee quality and origin of their products?

Before modern shopping malls and e-commerce, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated retail systems and early forms of branding. The marketplaces of ancient Rome, Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia featured specialized vendors, quality guarantees, and even primitive forms of advertising. Test your knowledge about the earliest retail strategies that laid the foundation for today's commercial practices. How well do you know the innovative retail approaches of our ancient ancestors?

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Ancient Egyptians, who marked pottery with hieroglyphic symbols indicating workshop origin around 3000 BCE
Mesopotamians, who stamped cuneiform marks on clay tablets to indicate merchant identity around 3500 BCE
Ancient Greeks, who used distinctive amphora shapes and painted marks to indicate olive oil producers around 700 BCE
Ancient Romans, who used 'sigillum' (seal marks) on pottery to indicate official workshops around 200 BCE