The chain of being

The chain of being is a concept where medieval Christianity thought to believe in a strict hierarchical structure of all matter of life.  The hierarchy system starts off with God and progresses downwards to angels, demons, stars, moons, princes, nobles, commoners, wild animals, domesticated animals, trees, other plants, precious stones, precious metal and lastly minerals.

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