Austria, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, France, Denmark, Yugoslavia, Greece, Norway and Western Poland.
The biggest benefit of using an indentured or contract bound servant was that they got free passage to the New World. It was the indentured servants who did most of the dirty and dangerous work in the New World since they were non essential and of little significance.
The drawback of using indentured or contract bound servants for labor was that they were only able to work for someone for a certain number of years as mentioned in their contracts. Then they had to be set free unlike the slaves who did not needed to be set free after a certain time period.
Answer: The Walls Protecting Athens. The walls protecting Athens during the Peloponnesian War. Initially Athens' strategy, as guided by Pericles, was to avoid open battle with the more numerous, and better trained Spartan hoplites, and to instead rely on Athens' superior fleet.
Explanation: Yes.
In a law sense, the ten commandments bear many similarities to our own. Do not murder, do not steal. However, the law also concerned itself in more personal matters, such as adultery and lying.
Economically, it established a universal rest day, where all people do nothing except worship God and preserve the day.
In social matters, the commandments establish the rules. The parents have authority over their children, and God is the ultimate authority.
Furthermore, you are to respect your neighbour and not desire his things.
All in all, this paints Israel a nation that enforces laws similar to our own in matters of law. Economically, it was like the rural US until the 20th century. Socially, it is similar, with the parents having a sense of control.
Cotton growers used profits to build more textile mills. I don't think the cotton GROWERS did that; they just sold the cotton to others who processed it for clothing.