Which ancient civilization invented the first known form of product packaging with branded seals to prevent tampering and authenticate merchandise in long-distance trade?

Before modern shopping malls and e-commerce, ancient civilizations developed sophisticated retail systems and product design innovations that laid the foundation for today's commerce. From Mesopotamian clay tablets recording transactions to Roman storefronts with striking product displays, the ancient world was filled with retail ingenuity. Test your knowledge about these early retail innovations and product design techniques that would influence commerce for millennia to come.

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Mesopotamians, who used clay bullae (hollow clay balls) containing tokens and impressed with merchant seals around 3500 BCE
Ancient Egyptians, who created papyrus wrappings with hieroglyphic seals for exported goods around 2000 BCE
Phoenicians, who developed wax-sealed ceramic containers with merchant emblems for Mediterranean trade around 1200 BCE
Ancient Chinese, who pioneered silk-wrapped packages with imperial stamps for goods traveling the early Silk Road around 200 BCE