Original: A hierarchy ( Greek : hierarchia ( á 1\/4 Î Ï Î Ï Ï Î Î ) , from hierarches , '' leader of sacred rites '' ) is an arrangement of items ( objects , names , values , categories , etc. ) in which the items are represented as being '' above , '' '' below , '' or '' at the same level as '' one another .
Simplified: A hierarchy ( in Greek : Î Î Ï Î Ï Ï Î Î ; this comes from Î Î Ï Ï Ï - hieros , sacred , and Î Ï Ï Ï - arkho , rule ) is a way of ranking and organizing things or people . Beneath the top of the hierarchy , each part of it is below some other part .