Which of the Following Best Describes the "Great Chain of Being

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the "Great Chain of Being" approach?

• A) a creation myth discovered by the Greeks in the 1ˢᵗ century AD
• B) an early scientific description of the inanimate world based on form
• C) a classification of animate life-forms only, with humans at the very top
• D) a categorization of animate and inanimate forms based on observable similarities

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