Deplorably bad or unsatisfactory.
Racism-
discrimination based on a belief that some
"races" are innately superior to others
hopefully this is what you were looking for :')
Depending on the time, it could be the Phoenicians ( I think this is the best answer; this is what they're known for best) or later in time, the Romans (but they had colonies also elsewhere).
Answer:
To be a slave meant you had no control over your own life and you were controlled by a master and you always had to do what your master said or else there would be terrible punishments, and you did not get paid for all the work you did.
Slavery was cruel, awful and unfair that is why we no longer have it today.