english: For a long period of time, we believed in a natural ranking order in the world around us, also known as the great chain of being, or "Scala naturae" in Latin, a top-down structure that normally starts with God at the very top, followed by angels, noblemen, common people, animals, and so on.
non_english: Tokom dužeg perioda, verovali smo u prirodni poredak u svetu oko nas, što je poznato i kao veliki lanac bića ili „scala naturae“ na latinskom, struktura odozgo na dole koja obično počinje od boga na samom vrhu, koga slede anđeli, plemići, obični ljudi, životinje i tako dalje.