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Provinces remained reluctant of creating a central governmental system since they had recently proclaimed their independence from Great Britain. these are some of the goals of the confederation articles would have been to establish a consistent government that controls the American Revolution.
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The Sassanian Empire controlled what is currently the Persian region and the Middle East, including at extent places like Egypt, Judea, and up to the Indus River. The Sassanian Empire and the Byzantine had a very turmoilous relationship resulting in multiple wars in the Irano-Byzantine wars from 282 to c. 628, which left both empires crippled.