Which ancient civilization pioneered 'retail visual storytelling' by requiring merchants to display goods on standardized tables with product categories organized by color and quality tiers?

Before modern shopping malls and e-commerce, ancient civilizations created sophisticated retail experiences. Their innovative marketplace designs, product displays, and customer engagement strategies laid foundations for modern retail concepts. This trivia question explores how ancient merchants created immersive shopping experiences through visual storytelling techniques that would still be recognized in today's retail environments.

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Roman Empire, with its tabernae system that mandated visual standards for different merchant guilds
Ancient Egypt, with its hieroglyphic-labeled market stalls in the Festival of Opet marketplaces
Phoenician trading posts, with their color-coded sail banners indicating product quality and origin
Mesopotamian bazaars, with their stepped display platforms showing goods in ascending value order