The existence of Great Zimbabwe implies, somewhere, the existence of Evil Zimbabwe. Evil Zimbabwe uses way too much mortar in their stone architecture, and they didn't play a major role in the medieval world's largest trade network either. This is why we at OSP prefer Great Zimbabwe, they played the Trade game like a champ and didn't need any mortar.

SOURCES & Further Reading:
Great Courses Lectures: "Great Zimbabwe and the Cities of the South" from "The African Experience: From Lucy to Mandela" by Kenneth P Vickery, and "Civilizations of Sub-Saharan Africa in 1215" from "Years that Changed History: 1215" by Dorsey Armstrong
Textual sources: National Geographic "Great Zimbabwe" https://education.nationalgeographic...., Britannica "Great Zimbabwe" https://www.britannica.com/place/Grea..., World History Encyclopedia "Great Zimbabwe" by Mark Cartwright https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Zi...

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