Which ancient civilization pioneered the use of storefront visual storytelling by creating elaborate shop facades with pictorial signs and product displays to attract customers?

Before modern shopping malls and e-commerce, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated retail systems that shaped commerce for millennia. From Mesopotamian market stalls to Roman shopping complexes, visual merchandising and customer engagement strategies have ancient roots. This trivia question explores how early civilizations approached retail visual storytelling - a practice that continues to influence modern merchandising techniques. Test your knowledge of retail history in the cradle of civilization!

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The Romans, with their multi-story shopping complexes called 'tabernae' featuring product displays visible from streets
The Egyptians, who used hieroglyphic shop signs and displayed goods on papyrus scrolls outside merchant stalls
The Mesopotamians, who created clay tablet catalogs with product imagery placed at the entrance of marketplaces
The Greeks, who employed painted amphorae as advertising displays showing the goods sold within their agora shops