| A | B |
| Rome controlled what area by 275 BC? | most of the Mediterranean World |
| What did Rome want to protect? | their Republic |
| What was the Roman army called? | legions |
| What were Roman soldiers called? | legionaries |
| What formation could the legions easily defeat? | phalanx |
| Why could legions defeat the phalanx? | They were smaller and faster |
| What did legionaries do as they travelled? | made complete camps and built roads |
| What could Rome's conquered expect? | no taxes, keep their government, become Roman citizens |
| What did Rome's conquered have to do for the empire? | serve in the Roman army and support Roman foreign policy |