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900s: History & geography

  • 900 History
    • 900 History & geography
    • 901 Philosophy & theory
    • 902 [Unassigned]
    • 903 Dictionaries & encyclopedias
    • 904 Collected accounts of events
    • 905 Serial publications
    • 906 Organizations & management
    • 907 Education, research, related topics
    • 908 Groups of people
    • 909 World history
  • 910 Geography & travel
    • 911 Historical geography
    • 912 Graphic representations of earth
    • 913 Ancient world
    • 914 Europe
    • 915 Asia
    • 916 Africa
    • 917 North America
    • 918 South America
    • 919 Other areas
  • 920 Biography, genealogy, insignia
    • 921-928 This range is reserved as an optional location for biographies, which are shelved alphabetically by subject's last name.
    • 929 Genealogy, names, insignia
  • 930 History of ancient world (to ca. 499)
    • 931 History of ancient world; China
    • 932 History of ancient world; Egypt
    • 933 History of ancient world; Palestine
    • 934 History of ancient world; India
    • 935 History of ancient world; Mesopotamia & Iranian Plateau
    • 936 History of ancient world; Europe north & west of Italy
    • 937 History of ancient world; Italy & adjacent territories
    • 938 History of ancient world; Greece
    • 939 History of ancient world; Other parts of ancient world
  • 940 General history of Europe
    • 941 General history of Europe; British Isles
    • 942 General history of Europe; England & Wales
    • 943 General history of Europe; Central Europe; Germany
    • 944 General history of Europe; France & Monaco
    • 945 General history of Europe; Italian Peninsula & adjacent islands
    • 946 General history of Europe; Iberian Peninsula & adjacent islands
    • 947 General history of Europe; Eastern Europe; Russia
    • 948 General history of Europe; Northern Europe; Scandinavia
    • 949 General history of Europe; Other parts of Europe
  • 950 General history of Asia; Far East
    • 951 General history of Asia; China & adjacent areas
    • 952 General history of Asia; Japan
    • 953 General history of Asia; Arabian Peninsula & adjacent areas
    • 954 General history of Asia; South Asia; India
    • 955 General history of Asia; Iran
    • 956 General history of Asia; Middle East (Near East)
    • 957 General history of Asia; Siberia (Asiatic Russia)
    • 958 General history of Asia; Central Asia
    • 959 General history of Asia; Southeast Asia
  • 960 General history of Africa
    • 961 General history of Africa; Tunisia & Libya
    • 962 General history of Africa; Egypt & Sudan
    • 963 General history of Africa; Ethiopia
    • 964 General history of Africa; Morocco & Canary Islands
    • 965 General history of Africa; Algeria
    • 966 General history of Africa; West Africa & offshore islands
    • 967 General history of Africa; Central Africa & offshore islands
    • 968 General history of Africa; Southern Africa
    • 969 General history of Africa; South Indian Ocean islands
  • 970 General history of North America
    • 971 General history of North America; Canada
    • 972 General history of North America; Middle America; Mexico
    • 973 General history of North America; United States
    • 974 General history of North America; Northeastern United States
    • 975 General history of North America; Southeastern United States
    • 976 General history of North America; South central United States
    • 977 General history of North America; North central United States
    • 978 General history of North America; Western United States
    • 979 General history of North America; Great Basin & Pacific Slope
  • 980 General history of South America
    • 981 General history of South America; Brazil
    • 982 General history of South America; Argentina
    • 983 General history of South America; Chile
    • 984 General history of South America; Bolivia
    • 985 General history of South America; Peru
    • 986 General history of South America; Colombia & Ecuador
    • 987 General history of South America; Venezuela
    • 988 General history of South America; Guiana
    • 989 General history of South America; Paraguay & Uruguay
  • 990 General history of other areas
    • 991 [Unassigned]
    • 992 [Unassigned]
    • 993 General history of other areas; New Zealand
    • 994 General history of other areas; Australia
    • 995 General history of other areas; Melanesia; New Guinea
    • 996 General history of other areas; Other parts of Pacific Polynesia
    • 997 General history of other areas; Atlantic Ocean islands
    • 998 General history of other areas; Arctic islands & Antarctica
    • 999 Extraterrestrial worlds