What is the purpose of the sump? what was normally placed over it?

The main purpose of the sump is that it is responsible for draining the water of which is being collected at the bottom of the trench and that the water will likely run to the bottom of the trench and towards the sump pit so that the trench will be dry and will not have any water placed on it.

which colony was founded, in part, as a place for english debtors?

a) georgia

adopted the practice of proskynesis, a persian court custom that involved bowing down and kissing the hand of others, depending on their rank.