The basic governmental structure established by the Ming was continued by the subsequent Qing (Manchu) dynasty and lasted until the imperial institution was abolished in 1911/12. The civil service system was perfected during the Ming and then became stratified; almost all the top Ming officials entered the bureaucracy by passing a government examination.

Civil service exam system was a testing system in imperial China

Explanation:

The civil service exam system was a testing system in imperial China. This system was designed in order to select the most competent and learned candidates for the appointment of bureaucrats in the Chinese government in order to best implementation of government's policies. This system of govern was started in 650 CE and ended in the year 1905.

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the birthmark on georgiana's face alludes to the doctrine of "original sin," being tainted with evil from birth