1. Sri-Lanka and the Maldives Joey, Jamal, Armani, Julio 3/10/15

2. ● Sinhalese absorbed the islands native inhabitants and created an advanced civilization. ● The Sinhalese adopted Buddhism and built sophisticated irrigation systems that allowed them to farm on land that was dry. ● The tamils which was the groups of indians also began to arrive in Sri-Lanka. ● Tamils brought a different culture and language to Sri-Lanka. Settling in the Sri-Lanka:

3. ● Maldives were settled by Buddhism and Hinduism from Sri-Lanka and india some time around the sixth century. ● By the twelfth century, the population had converted to islam. ● In 1968, the Maldives declared itself as a republic, headed by the Sultan ● Maldives containing only about 300,000 people is one of the worlds most smallest independent countries. Muslim state in Maldives:

4. ● Sri-Lanka is a diverse mix of ethnic and religious groups. ● Sinhalese Buddhism makes up about nearly 75 percent of the population while Tamil hinduism makeup about 18 percent. ● There is also a small portion of christians of mixed Europeans decent known as Burghers. ● The population of the Maldives is also multi-ethnic, people are mixed with arab, southeast asian, and chinese. Ethnic mosaic of the islands:

5. ● Religion is a key role In culture in Sri-Lanka ● Buddhist and hindu temples, muslim mosques, and christian churches dot the landscape. ● Art and language are strongly influenced by those religious traditions. ● Kandyan dancing, is the national dance in sri-lanka, these dances tell stories of local kings and heroes and are performed at Buddhist festivals. Cultural life in Sri-Lanka:

6. ● Sri-Lanka economy is based on agriculture, also has large areas devoted to plantation agriculture. ● These plantation farms produce crops such as tea, rubber, and coconuts for exports. ● Sri-Lanka is still one of the worlds leading tea-producing countries. ● The maldives, farming is limited by the lack of land, stills provide one-fourth of the jobs and a large share of the country’s export earnings. Economic Strength:

7. ● In Sri-Lanka tourism was growing then civil wars started to begin and the tourist industry collapsed. ● Warfare also disrupted other economic activities crashing the infrastructure of Sri-Lanka its roads, bridges, and power systems. ● The maldives are at peace but still faces global warming, the melting icecaps are causing floods. ● The maldives lie on lower land, by the end of the 21st century that the island will be completely flooded. Tough challenges:

8. Sinhalese: Indo-Aryans that moved to the Sri-Lanka in the sixth century settling in the south and created an advanced civilization and adopted Buddhism. Tamils: A dravidian Hindu, that arrived to the Sri-Lanka in the fourth century, settling in north. sultan: A ruler of a Muslim country. Vocabulary: