Sentence 1: Over the centuries , cedar wood was exploited by the Phoenicians , Persians , Babylonians , Egyptians , Assyrians , Romans , Israelites and Turks .
Sentence 2: Cedar wood has been exploited over the centuries by the Phoenicians , Egyptians , Assyrians , Babylonians , Persians , Romans , Israelites and Turks .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?