Which ancient civilization was the first to establish a standardized pricing system based on precious metal weights, where merchants used a balance scale with standardized weights to ensure fair pricing?

Before modern economics, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated commercial systems. Their approaches to pricing were often surprisingly strategic, balancing resource scarcity, labor costs, and cultural values. This poll explores how ancient merchants and marketplaces determined the worth of goods and services in economies that operated without modern financial infrastructure. Test your knowledge of historical pricing mechanisms that shaped trade routes and empires!

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Mesopotamia (specifically the Babylonians around 1700 BCE)
Ancient Egypt during the New Kingdom period (1550-1070 BCE)
The Indus Valley Civilization (2600-1900 BCE)
Ancient Greece during the Archaic period (800-480 BCE)