Which ancient civilization pioneered the concept of 'branded goods' by stamping distinctive maker's marks on pottery and other products to signify quality and origin?

Before modern shopping malls and e-commerce, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated retail strategies that shaped commerce for millennia. From the agoras of Greece to the forums of Rome and the bazaars of Mesopotamia, retail spaces were carefully designed to maximize trade and cultural exchange. Test your knowledge about the innovative retail strategies that ancient merchants employed to attract customers and build their commercial empires!

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Ancient Egyptians, who marked royal-commissioned goods with pharaonic seals to denote premium status
Ancient Greeks, who developed potter's signatures and distinctive workshop styles as the first true product branding system
Phoenicians, who tagged their purple-dyed textiles with merchant symbols to protect their monopoly
Mesopotamians, who used cylinder seals on clay containers to identify specific merchant houses