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Answer - C - A Chinese custom from the Ming dynasty that the Manchu Qing dynasty later adopted was the establishment of civil service exams to choose government officials.

Key Takeaway: Civil service examinations in Imperial China determined who would be permitted to enter the government. The Imperial Examination System lasted for 1300 years, from its founding during Ming Dynasty to its abolition near the end of the Qing Dynasty in 1905. Theoretically, any male adult in China, regardless of wealth or social status, could become a high-ranking government official by passing the imperial examination. In reality, however, since the process of studying for the examination tended to be time-consuming and costly, most of the candidates came from the wealthy land-owning gentry.