Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing the world's first known form of 'brand marketing' using cylinder seals to mark products with merchant identities?

Before modern digital marketing and fancy retail strategies, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated commercial techniques to advertise and sell their goods. From Mesopotamian merchant seals to Egyptian market strategies, these early civilizations pioneered many commercial concepts we still use today. Test your knowledge about how our ancestors handled product promotion and retail before the age of mass media and global commerce!

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Mesopotamians (c. 3500 BCE)
Ancient Egyptians (c. 3000 BCE)
Indus Valley Civilization (c. 2600 BCE)
Ancient Chinese Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BCE)